Environmental & Energy
Sep. 15, 2026
Judge skeptical of bid to revive Prop. 12 preemption challenge
Triumph Foods argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling undermines the dismissal of its claim that California's animal-confinement law is preempted by federal meat inspection law.
A federal judge on Monday appeared poised to reject Triumph Foods LLC's bid to revive a dismissed challenge to California's Proposition 12, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling does not appear to warrant reconsideration of her earlier decision.
U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder told attorneys at a Sept. 14 hearing that she had considered deciding the motion without oral argument because she did not believe Triumph's request was "well founded."
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