About two dozen people have come down sick after eating at a Subway restaurant in Idaho. Public health officials say the pathogen is norovirus.
The Southwest District Health department reports “nearly 25” people have reported
Continue Reading Patrons of Subway restaurant report gastrointestinal illnesses; investigation ongoing
Let’s just call it over. Animal agriculture has lost another one. And this one looks to be the match.
Iowa’s “agriculture production facility fraud” law was struck down by a federal judge on Jan.
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Gag me for thinking First Amendment is about truth
Tai Foong USA of Seattle is recalling Royal Asia branded frozen “Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup” — sold exclusively at Costco stores in six states — because it contains egg that is not declared on the
Continue Reading Allergic reaction prompts Royal Asia to recall soup from Costco
Utah’s law criminalizing “both lying to get into an agricultural operation and filming once inside” violates the First Amendment and has been declared unconstitutional by Federal Judge Robert J. Shelby.
The ruling announced late Friday
Continue Reading Utah’s ‘ag-gag’ law is second to be found unconstitutional
The question of whether otherwise illegal acts — like lying on an employment application — are Constitutionally protected if they prevent enterprising reporters or animal activists from being successful is now framed before a three-judge
Continue Reading Mixed district court ‘ag-gag’ rulings are getting appellate review
Funny thing about the federal courts. When enough of them get involved in an issue, they can end up showing how something can be done legally that previously was on shaky ground and subject to
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: ‘Ag-gag’ end game in hands of many
At this point, you would need a large barn yard just to hold all the attorneys who are involved and waiting for a decision by a federal judge on Utah’s ag-gag law. U.S. District Court
Continue Reading Federal courts are slowly reviewing state ‘ag-gag’ laws
State statutes making it impossible to get in and out of animal confinement areas without breaking the law are being challenged in at least four federal courts around the country. Among the issues that will
Continue Reading ‘Ag-gag’ action moves from state houses to federal courts
Idaho activists have won their fight to “unchain the cupcake” gaining approval from two state legislative committees that agreed this month to define cottage foods and require such home cookin’ to be labeled when offered
Continue Reading Idaho defines cottage foods; food safety unaddressed
A third state was hauled into federal court Wednesday where it will have to defend its recently enacted law to protect the privacy of animal agriculture under the force of criminal law. North Carolina joined
Continue Reading Activists challenge NC’s new ‘ag-gag’ law in federal court
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco to review a lower federal court’s opinion that the Gem State’s new “ag-gag” law is unconstitutional.
Continue Reading Idaho Appeals Federal Court Decision Overturning States’s Ag-Gag Law
