Topic
Interstate Commerce
116 published works
Food Safety News
Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business
By Dan Flynn
The EATS Act, to stop California from regulating America’s farms and ranches by protecting states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their borders, is turning into a significant dustup that is…
Employment Law Lookout
The Long And Winding Road: Ninth Circuit Exempts Last-Leg Drivers From Arbitration Under The Federal Arbitration Act
By Romtin Parvaresh and Daniel C. Whang Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit recently extended the scope of which transportation workers are exempt from arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In…
Schroeder Ag Law Blog
Prop 12: Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California's Law Impacting National Hog Market
On May 11, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected hog farmers’ challenge to California’s Prop 12 law. Prop 12 was passed by the voters of California and prohibits the sale in…
Cultiva Law Blog
California’s Possiblities of Interstate Cannabis Commerce
By Aaron Pelley
Despite federal officials dragging their feet on the subject of the many reforms needed in America’s cannabis policies, states that have made billions from statewide cannabis sales are implementing their…
Canna Law Blog
California “Burner Licenses” Continue to Plague
California has no shortage of issues with its legalized cannabis marketplace. For a couple of years now, an open secret in California (and a cautionary tale for other states) is…
New Jersey Law Blog
Interstate Cannabis Commerce on the Horizon Thanks to California
By Gene Markin
Despite the proliferation of in-state cannabis businesses and commerce, the sale and transportation of marijuana between and among states, even states with legal cannabis frameworks, remains federally prohibited due to…
Schroeder Ag Law Blog
The Big Stories from 2022
As we close in on the end of 2022, it is worth looking back to see what happened this year. I don’t just mean your Spotify Wrapped playlist, although that…
Regulatory Oversight
Washington Breweries and Distributors Sue Oregon over Beer Shipping and Distribution Laws
By John West, Nick Ramos
Several Washington breweries and beer distributors filed suit in federal court against the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the State Attorney General, and the Governor. The out-of-state breweries are challenging…
Cooking with SALT
John Fletcher Quoted in Law360 Articles Regarding Interstate Commerce and Business Input Software
Jones Walker SALT partner, John Fletcher, was quoted in the article “Calif. Pork Law Fight May Guide Post-Wayfair Tax Challenges,” published by Law360 on October 14, 2022. The article covers…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Case on Animal Welfare Could Implicate State Power to Ban Abortion Pills Under the Dormant Commerce Clause
By Tracy Thomas
Michael Dorf, SCOTUS Animal Welfare Case Could Implicate State Power to Ban Abortion PillsIn October, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) v. Ross—a challenge…