National Meat Association v. Harris

565 U.S. 452 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Held that federal meat-inspection law preempted California requirements governing handling of nonambulatory animals at federally inspected slaughterhouses.

Scope and limitations: Does not preempt all state animal-welfare laws; federal statutory scope and facility type matter.

Open authoritative source

1 issue placement

Animal Welfare & Humane Systems

National Meat Association v. Harris rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Animal Welfare & Humane Systems. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: Does not preempt all state animal-welfare laws; federal statutory scope and facility type matter.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.