Back on the menu: foie gras unbanned.

• Author: Shackford, Scott
• Position: Citings - California - Brief article

Californians with a fondness for the fatty liver of a goose or duck can return to their favorite fancy restaurants. The state's two-year ban on serving foie gras has been struck down by a federal judge.

The law was actually passed way back in 2004, after being pushed by animal rights activists unhappy with the manner by which foie gras is produced. (The bird is force-fed corn through a tube.) Implementation, however, was delayed until 2012. After that, farmers were forbidden in California from creating foie gras in this fashion and restaurants were forbidden from selling it.

To say the law was "implemented" may be an overstatement. Public officials openly stated little interest in actually enforcing the ban, and restaurants were able to work...