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Mercy Goes After Big Cheese With Video Taken at NM Dairy

By Dan Flynn on September 18, 2014

The Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals has a knack for uncovering animal abuse, often in isolated places, that is the kind imposing enough stress and pain to also be a food safety concern and egregious…
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Main Concerns About Idaho’s ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Survive State’s Dismissal Motion

By News Desk on September 5, 2014

Animal activists cannot sue Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, and one part of the Gem State’s agricultural protection law stands without review. But U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill is allowing a challenge to…
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Lawyers File Briefs While Awaiting Judge’s Decision on Idaho ‘Ag-Gag’ Case

By Dan Flynn on July 10, 2014

Idaho’s top federal judge has a reputation for enjoying “zealous advocacy” by smart lawyers. But it isn’t known whether U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill views as all that helpful briefs filed after final…
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Amicus Brief: Idaho’s New ‘Ag-Gag’ Law is About Conduct, Not Speech

By Dan Flynn on June 11, 2014

Idaho agriculture has brought out a big gun to help get a challenge to the state’s so-called “ag-gag” law thrown out of federal court. In an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief, Idaho agricultural…
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Idaho Joins Utah in Asking Federal Court to Dismiss ‘Ag-Gag’ Lawsuit

By Dan Flynn on April 9, 2014

Idaho wants a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the state by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). “ALDF attacks a statute it wishes had passed,” say attorneys for Idaho Gov. C.L “Butch”…
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Denver Law Professors File Second Legal Challenge to ‘Ag-Gag’ Laws

By Dan Flynn on March 19, 2014

A pair of constitutional law professors from the University of Denver has given themselves two shots at overturning so-called state “ag-gag” laws. Among the common features of “ag-gag” laws is a prohibition against taking pictures…
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Idaho Governor Signs ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill into Law

By Dan Flynn on February 28, 2014

On Friday, Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed into law a controversial bill to protect animal production facilities from outside interference. The law took effect with the governor’s signature. Otter signed Senate Bill 1337 just…
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Idaho Legislature Sends ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill to Governor’s Desk

By Dan Flynn on February 27, 2014

With the expected signature of Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, Idaho would become the fourth state in two years to adopt a so-called “ag-gag” bill as state law. Iowa, Utah, and Missouri adopted similar bills in…
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Letter From the Editor: A Modest Proposal to Wipe Out Farm Animal Abuse

By Dan Flynn on February 23, 2014

I’ve acknowledged here before that I grew up in a small Midwestern town. It was even larger than most small towns, but I still went to school with more farm kids than city kids. I’ve…
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Idaho House Committee Recommends Passage of ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill

By Dan Flynn on February 21, 2014

The Idaho House is now ready for a floor vote that will likely send Senate Bill 1337 to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for his signature. It would make trespassing and filming agricultural operations without…
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