US Supreme Court declines involvement in state egg law cases
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January 9, 2019
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to get involved in a legal dispute in which 15 states are seeking to strike down laws in California and Massachusetts that require larger living areas for some farm animals.
The attorney general's office in Missouri, which spearheaded one of the lawsuits, vowed Tuesday to continue fighting for local farmers and consumers and said it was considering the next step.
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice had urged the Supreme Court not to accept original jurisdiction over the states' lawsuits. It said the dispute over intersta...
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