Can States Leverage Their Local Market to Force Out-Of-State Regulations?

How far can states use their local economy to put economic pressure on other states to change their policies? In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (2023), the Supreme Court considered this question, and had a very unusual split 5-4 with Justices Gorsuch, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Barrett in the majority. The Court rejected a challenge to a California regulation that prohibited the in-state sale of pork which was previously out-of-state “confined in a cruel manner.”

This panel will discuss the decision and the originalist foundations, if any, of the dormant Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Additionally, even if it properly exists, what is its extent and the impact of the Court’s decision?

Featuring:
--Jack Fitzhenry, Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
--Prof. Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
--Prof. Michael S. Greve, Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School
--Moderator: Elizabeth Slattery, Senior Legal Fellow, Pacific Legal Foundation