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Foie Gras Ban

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Foie Gras Ban

New York City's Foie Gras Ban Once Again Deemed Illegal by New York State

The city has not yet announced whether it will fight the order in court.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.24.2022 8:30 AM

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Foie Gras Ban

New York City Sued Over Illegal Foie Gras Ban

Hudson Valley foie gras producers are not taking New York City's guff sitting down.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.4.2022 8:30 AM

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Food Freedom

Judge's Ruling Means Foie Gras Is Back in California

California residents can now legally buy foie gras online from out-of-state suppliers

Baylen Linnekin | 7.25.2020 8:30 AM

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New York's Place as America's Fine-Dining Mecca in Jeopardy As City Bans Foie Gras

The ban targets upstate and international farmers and city restaurants alike.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.2.2019 8:30 AM

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Food

New York City Zealots Are Trying To Ban Foie Gras

A global culinary capital considers surrendering to the nanny state.

Baylen Linnekin | 8.3.2019 8:53 AM

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PETA Sics Cops on California Foie Gras Dinner

Radicals team up with the food police to infringe on our right to eat.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.23.2019 8:30 AM

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The Supreme Court's Decision To Duck a Foie Gras Case Is Bad News for Food Freedom

SCOTUS' decision not to hear the case could lead to a vicious food fight between the states

Baylen Linnekin | 1.12.2019 8:00 AM

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Your Right to Eat Foie Gras

The Golden State's regulatory overreach.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.21.2018 6:30 AM

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The Ninth Circuit's Foie Gras Blunder

A federal appeals court raises California's unconstitutional ban from the dead.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.23.2017 8:00 AM

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Judges Dump Foie Gras Back off California Menus

Ninth Circuit rules state's ban doesn't conflict with federal agriculture regulations.

Scott Shackford | 9.15.2017 3:20 PM

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Policy

Ringing Out What's Old—and Ringing In What's New—in Food Policy

Food policy cognoscenti discuss the top issues of 2015 and predict what might happen in 2016.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.26.2015 8:00 AM

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Policy

Food Freedom in 2015

The good news and bad news about culinary choice in America

Jason Keisling and Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.1.2015 12:00 PM

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Policy

Foie Gras Is Back on the Menu: What the Decision Means

Chefs and consumers are overjoyed. Some legal experts in the state are also satisfied.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.10.2015 8:00 AM

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Gobble Down Those Goose Guts, Californians! Judge Strikes Down Foie Gras Ban

Scott Shackford | 1.7.2015 7:15 PM

Politics

Defiant California Bakery Gives Away Foie Gras–Filled Donuts

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.6.2013 11:30 AM

Policy

California's Unconstitutional Foie Gras Crackdown

In addition to its constitutional flaws, California's foie gras ban is unenforceable. A flurry of lawsuits by animal rights groups is making this fact more and more clear.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.25.2013 8:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Why PETA's Foie Gras Lawsuit May Signal the End of California's Ban

PETA's lawsuit against a small California restaurant comes out of frustration that the state's foie gras ban isn't being enforced. But that's because the ban is unenforceable.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.1.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

The Foie Gras Black Market Has Begun

Zach Weissmueller | 11.29.2012 3:40 PM

Policy

French Fight Back Against California Foie Gras Ban

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.12.2012 3:07 PM

Politics

Overturn California's Foie Gras Ban

Foie gras producers and sellers fight back against an unconstitutional state law.

Baylen Linnekin | 7.7.2012 8:00 AM

Nanny State

Baylen Linnekin on Fighting Back Against California's Foie Gras Ban

Reason Staff | 7.7.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

California Authorities Prepare to Not Really Bother to Enforce Foie Gras Ban

Scott Shackford | 6.26.2012 12:24 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: The Foie Gras Fight—Animal Cruelty or Animal Rights Propaganda?

Zach Weissmueller | 1.19.2012 1:26 PM

Politics

If You Like Eating What You Want, Check Out "Keep Food Legal"

Nick Gillespie | 4.15.2011 11:46 AM

Nanny State

Briefly Noted: Foie Fight

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.24.2009 10:21 AM

Nanny State

Chicago Reverses Foie Gras Ban

Radley Balko | 5.14.2008 4:12 PM

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Anthony Bourdain: "Better Enjoy Your Foie Gras Now"

Nick Gillespie and Dan Hayes | 11.14.2007 2:13 PM

Nanny State

Screw You, Upton Sinclair (21st Century Foie Gras Edition)

Nick Gillespie | 7.10.2007 4:16 PM

Policy

What's Good for the Goose Is Good for the Farmer?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.25.2007 12:19 PM

Nanny State

Keep Off the Gras

New Jersey v. Duck Liver

David Weigel | 12.8.2006 11:24 AM

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God to Jews: Chopped Liver, Not Foie Gras

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.20.2006 2:10 PM

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Spoiling for a Foie Gras Fight

Kerry Howley | 8.30.2006 8:01 AM

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When Foie Gras Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Eat Foie Gras

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.23.2006 11:52 AM

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Chicago's Foie Gras Outlaws

Kerry Howley | 8.23.2006 9:08 AM

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