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Eighth Circuit breaths life back into Iowa’s ‘ag-gag’ law

By Dan Flynn on August 12, 2021

For the conservative Eighth Circuit, lying to gain access to the property on the premise that animal abuse might be occurring does not cut it as First Amendment-protected speech.

A three-member panel on Aug. 10…
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Arkansas civil action version of Ag-gag struck down by Circuit Court

By Dan Flynn on August 11, 2021

A divided 3-member panel of judges from the Eighth Circuit has overturned an Arkansas district court ruling over one of the more complicated ag-gag cases.

It’s a big win for the Animal Legal Defense Fund,…
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Activists’ case on constitutionality of ‘ag-gag’ law advances

By Dan Flynn on March 1, 2018

A federal judge has decided not to toss out a lawsuit about the constitutionality of Iowa’s 6-year-old “agricultural production facility fraud” statute, meaning the issue will very likely go to trial next year.

Federal District…
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8th Circuit denies rehearing; DeCosters must serve jail time

By Dan Flynn on October 4, 2016

It looks like Austin “Jack” DeCoster and son Peter DeCoster will both be wintering at the federal prison in Yankton, SD. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions from the DeCosters who were…
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Government gets extra time to respond on DeCosters’ rehearing

By Dan Flynn on August 18, 2016

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wants the government to have sufficient time to respond before it decides whether to grant a rehearing on the jail sentences for 82-year-old Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his…
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Odds could favor DeCosters’ desire for review of egg sentence

By Dan Flynn on July 14, 2016

As legal experts were predicting, the appellant attorney for Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster got a deadline extension in his quest to obtain another review of the pair’s sentences in a case about the…
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Halal appeals get meaty; federal court jurisdiction challenged

By Dan Flynn on June 22, 2016

When it went through the trial court, the case just seemed like a switch-a-roo scheme that got busted. But now, a consolidated appeal with oral arguments planned is sparking  broader interest because it’s become a…
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Written Arguments Submitted in DeCoster Appeal of Jail Time

By Dan Flynn on October 14, 2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis has received the final reply brief filed on behalf of Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, by their legal team led…
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