The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t get involved in a dispute over a California animal cruelty law that bars foie gras from being sold in the state, leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case. …
The law doesn’t completely bar Californians from eating foie gras in the state. Courts have ruled that residents can still order foie gras from out-of-state producers and have it sent to them. Restaurants and retailers are still forbidden from selling it or giving it away, however.
[You can still get chopped liver in California, if it’s made from chicken livers. You can also still get American braunschweiger, made from pork livers (as is liverwurst). But you can’t buy paté de foie gras in California, at least not easily. Maybe at some point this might goose voters into choosing better governance, but thus far, they’re still laying eggs at the ballot box. — Ed]
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