NATIONAL MEAT ASS'N v. Harris

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NATIONAL MEAT ASSOCIATION,  Plaintiff-Appellee, and AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. KAMALA D. HARRIS, in her official capacity as Attorney General of No. 09-15483 California; EDMUND G. BROWN JR., in his official capacity as  D.C. No. 1:08-cv-01963- Governor of California; STATE OF CALIFORNIA, LJO-DLB Defendants-Appellants, and THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; FARM SANCTUARY, INC.; HUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION; ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, Defendant-Intervenors.  6563 6564 NATIONAL MEAT ASS’N v. BROWN NATIONAL MEAT ASSOCIATION,  Plaintiff-Appellee, and AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. KAMALA D. HARRIS, in her official capacity as Attorney General of No. 09-15486 California; EDMUND G. BROWN JR., D.C. No. in his official capacity as Governor of California; STATE OF  1:08-cv-01963- CALIFORNIA, LJO-DLB Defendants, ORDER and THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; FARM SANCTUARY, INC.; HUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION; ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, Defendants-Intervenors- Appellants.  On Remand from the United States Supreme Court Filed June 8, 2012 Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Stephen Reinhardt and Barry G. Silverman, Circuit Judges. ORDER In light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in National Meat Ass’n v. Harris, 132 S. Ct. 965 (2012), we NATIONAL MEAT ASS’N v. BROWN 6565 vacate our prior opinion in National Meat Ass’n v. Brown, 599 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 2010), and affirm the judgment of the district court. The mandate shall issue forthwith. See Fed. R. App. P. 41(b). PRINTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE—U.S. COURTS BY THOMSON REUTERS—SAN FRANCISCO The summary, which does not constitute a part of the opinion of the court, is copyrighted © 2012 Thomson Reuters.