Cage-free egg law may be upended

Prop 12 made headlines when it was implemented nationwide in 2022. The animal housing law was anticipated to have significant effects on the cost of pork. The initial passage of Prop 12, and its potential implementation across the U.S., sparked a legal battle ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Championed by supporters as an animal welfare ballot measure, Prop 12 changed animal housing not just in California but across the U.S. Under the law, farmers raising pigs, veal calves and laying hens are required to meet strict pen size rules if the meat and eggs from their animals are going...