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Animal cruelty
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Idaho federal court strikes down "ag-gag" law
The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho struck down Idaho’s “ag-gag” law, which criminalized undercover investigations in which…
August 4, 2015
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Tenn. ag-gag law might be unconstitutional, according to state atty. general
An animal cruelty bill passed in Tennessee is “constitutionally suspect” because its provisions on giving footage to law enforcement might…
May 10, 2013
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Congress considering two new animal cruelty bills
Congress is looking for a new way to combat animal cruelty videos in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent…
June 1, 2010
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High court declares animal cruelty law unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a federal law that criminalized videos showing the torture and killing of animals…
April 20, 2010
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Justices hostile to ban on animal cruelty images
Supreme Court justices signaled their concerns about the constitutionality of a decade-old law that criminalizes depictions of animal cruelty on…
October 6, 2009
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Supreme Court to decide animal-cruelty video case
The Supreme Court will decide next term whether the First Amendment applies to recordings and pictures that depict animal cruelty.…
June 24, 2009
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