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.
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.