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How Corporations Are Testing a Fringe Legal Theory That Could Derail the Labor Movement and Undermine Workers’ Rights
“As someone who has spent much of my professional career representing advocates and workers fighting back against corporate agriculture giants, one of the most egregious arguments I’ve seen is that…
‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions
“What the Colorado Livestock Association is doing in Colorado to try to weaponize the supreme court’s more business-friendly precedent is happening across the country,” said Kelsey Eberly, a senior attorney…
US appeals court revives law banning unauthorized recording on industrial farms
David Muraskin, an attorney representing the animal rights groups, said they will continue to fight, arguing “the law might be applicable to some, but it is unconstitutional as applied to…
Mindsite News: ‘Retaliation is a reality’: How agribusiness attacks on a Colorado farmworkers rights law erode ranch workers’ mental health
Until recently, many Colorado agricultural workers toiling on remote rural farms and ranches couldn’t count on being able to talk with community healthcare workers or other visitors at their home…
Food Safety News: SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag
This week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to stop operatives from secretly taking documents and recordings without the owner’s permission.
Law360: Colo. Rancher Challenge To Farm Labor Law Moves To Denver
"The provision the Livestock Association challenges is important to preserve because agricultural employers have often blocked and intimidated service providers attempting to meet with agricultural workers, including Colorado Legal Services."…
The News & Observer: Supreme Court won’t step in to save NC law that punished secret recordings
SCOTUS upheld a legal victory for advocates who argued a 2015 NC law aimed to punish undercover recording at farms and other businesses restricted whistleblowing.
Supreme Court leaves in place court victory for PETA over North Carolina ag-gag law
The Supreme Court has rejected North Carolina’s appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking…
Law Week Colorado: Colorado Legal Services Seeks to Intervene in Challenge to Agricultural Workers’ Rights Bill
A Colorado law protecting agricultural workers’ rights and ensuring access to essential service providers is undergoing another legal challenge.