On October 11th something unprecedented is happening in an amicus brief on file at the Supreme Court which invokes church and western theology on the nature of humanity’s dominion over and obligations to animals.
The case involved is called "National Pork Producers vs. Ross". No one doubts that it raises an important constitutional question: whether one state (in this instance, California) may leverage its market power effectively to compel farming practices in other states. Under standard interpretation of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, the answer is a clear "no".
