Joined by other states, Iowa in 2014 sued unsuccessfully over California egg law. Now the Trump administration is taking a swing at it

The Trump administration has sued California over the state's voter-approved animal welfare law, which protects hens, pigs and calves from being kept in small cages, claiming the law has driven up egg prices and violates federal farming laws and

A federal lawsuit claims California's Proposition 12 and egg regulations create unnecessary red tape for farmers, violate federal standards and raise egg costs for Americans.