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North Carolina’s Property Protection Act violates 1st Amendment

By Dan Flynn on June 16, 2020

North Carolina’s 5-year-old Property Protection Act, the first state law to use civil action rather than criminal law, to discourage undercover animal welfare investigations, contains unconstitutional elements.

Chief Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, of the U.S.…
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Iowa’s new ag-gag law is the subject of another legal challenge

By Dan Flynn on April 24, 2019

The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bailing Out Benji, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Center for Food Safety were back in federal court in Iowa earlier this…
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Political impact lingers after two main events in meat industry

By Dan Flynn on July 19, 2018

Political ramifications are coming in from two events in the past week involving the meat industry.

The first event was a July 12 forum sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on issues surrounding…
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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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Food safety, animal activists sue Iowa over 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law

By Dan Flynn on October 11, 2017

Animal activists and the Center for Food Safety sued the state of Iowa in federal court Tuesday, claiming its law to prevent “agriculture production facility” fraud violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S.…
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Utah isn’t appealing the demise of its 2012 “Ag-Gag” law

By Dan Flynn on September 8, 2017

Utah will not appeal a federal court ruling that the state’s 2012 law against agricultural operation interference violates the U.S. Constitution. It is the only one of several state “Ag-Gag” laws which resulted in someone’s…
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Mixed district court ‘ag-gag’ rulings are getting appellate review

By Dan Flynn on May 16, 2017

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…
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Idaho squares off with animal rights group before 9th Circuit

By Dan Flynn on January 4, 2017

Oral arguments are expected to be scheduled in April in Seattle in an “ag-gag” appeal that has pitted Idaho officials against the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a constitutional battle.

The case, Animal Legal Defense…
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Animal activists flood the comment zone before deadline

By Dan Flynn on December 6, 2016

Individuals and animal activists’ organizations were swarming the government comment site, regulations.gov yesterday over proposed new guidelines about labeling claims made about how animals are raised.

Monday was the deadline for comments on the new…
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Dated duck farm video gets state police scrutiny

By News Desk on October 13, 2016

Update: A PETA spokesperson says the video mentioned in this story was not as dated as it may seem.   She says the footage was recorded between January 15 and March 30, 2016 and was submitted…
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Activists challenge NC’s new ‘ag-gag’ law in federal court

By Dan Flynn on January 14, 2016

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…
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