No. 25-1047
Triumph Foods, LLC, et al. v. Andrea J. Campbell, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
Response RequestedResponse Waived
Tags: constitutional-law dormant-commerce-clause express-preemption federal-meat-inspection-act federal-preemption implied-preemption
Latest Conference:
N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Act imposes additional or different —even if non -conflicting —requirements on pork producers, and is thus preempted by the FMIA under principles of express or implied preemption ?
2. Whether the Act violates the dormant Commerce Clause or the other constitutional doctrines sufficiently pleaded in the Complaint ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Massachusetts's law imposing additional or different requirements on pork producers and processors is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act under express or implied preemption doctrine, and whether the law violates the dormant Commerce Clause and other constitutional doctrines
Docket Entries
2026-04-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2026.
2026-04-13
Motion of Andrea Joy Campbell, in her official capacity as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Ashley Randle, in her official capacity as Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture for an extension of time submitted.
2026-04-13
Response of Triumph Foods, LLC, et al. to motion submitted.
2026-04-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2026 to June 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-04-13
Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner filed.
2026-03-26
Amicus brief of Iowa and 23 Other States submitted.
2026-03-24
Response Requested. (Due April 23, 2026)
2026-03-20
Amicus brief of Iowa and 23 Other States submitted.
2026-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
2026-03-10
Waiver of Andrea Joy Campbell, in her official capacity as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Ashley Randle, in her official capacity as Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture of right to respond submitted.
2026-03-10
Waiver of right of respondents Andrea Joy Campbell, in her official capacity as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Ashley Randle, in her official capacity as Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture to respond filed.
2026-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)
2025-12-31
Application (25A739) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
2025-12-19
Application (25A739) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 1, 2026 to March 2, 2026, submitted to Justice Jackson.
Attorneys
Andrea Joy Campbell, in her official capacity as Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Ashley Randle, in her official capacity as Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture
Iowa and 23 Other States
Triumph Foods, LLC, et al.
Michael Thomas Raupp — Husch Blackwell LLP, Petitioner