Animal Welfare
Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Iowa’s latest Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, holding that the law — which created a new crime of trespassing to…
Des Moines Register: Judge strikes down 4th Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law in ongoing conflict over free speech vs. trespassing
A federal court has once again blocked Iowa’s efforts to bar animal rights activists from gaining access to commercial livestock operations.
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Judge says Iowa’s third ag-gag law is unconstitutional, like previous versions
For the third time in five years, a judge has struck down the Iowa Legislature’s efforts to criminalize the use of cameras in agriculture facilities and other businesses.
Courthouse News: Federal judge strikes down latest version of Iowa ‘ag-gag’ law
A federal judge in Des Moines held Monday that the latest version of Iowa’ so-called “ag-gag” law aimed at preventing animal rights groups and journalists from video recording conditions in…
Investigate Midwest: Congress could beef up meatpacking oversight this fall. But obstacles to enforcement remain
Bills introduced in the U.S. House and Senate would add lawyers in the USDA to prosecute complaints under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Experts and advocates have said the law…
Victory for Animals and Free Speech as U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Kansas Ag-Gag Law
In a major victory for animals, workers, and transparency in the animal agriculture industry, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Bloomberg Law: Kansas Denied Supreme Court Review of ‘Ag Gag’ Law Provisions
A lower court’s decision to toss certain parts of Kansas’ law that prevents animal rights and food safety groups from using deception to investigate agricultural facilities won’t face the Supreme…
Law360: Iowa Again Loses Legal Fight To Save ‘Ag Gag’ Law
An Iowa federal judge on Monday ruled that a state law aimed at preventing animal rights activists from filming farming practices violates the First Amendment’s free speech protections.
Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law
Today the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa held unconstitutional Iowa’s second Ag-Gag law, also known as Iowa Ag-Gag 2.0, holding that the law criminalizing undercover investigations…