The deeper legal debate in the case centered on what's known as the dormant commerce clause, which generally bars states from passing laws that burden interstat

The deeper legal debate in the case centered on what's known as the dormant commerce clause, which generally bars states from passing laws that burden interstate commerce. If Congress has not passed a law affecting interstate commerce, the assumption under the doctrine is that lawmakers intended an open market without state regulation. Gorsuch characterized the pig farmers as attempting to expand the scope of the dormant commerce clause. He wrote in a section of the opinion that if farmers are looking for a national standard on how to raise pigs, they should turn to Congress instead of the courts. its a pretty accountable performance from Gorsuch imo.