Animal Welfare
After Sponsoring Arkansas’s Ag-Gag Law, Rep. DeAnn Vaught Refuses to Defend its Constitutionality
The Arkansas state representative and factory farm owner who sponsored the state’s Ag-Gag law stated in a court filing on Friday that she waives her right and the right of…
Ag-Gag Litigation
A just, healthy, and thriving food system requires transparency. Public Justice engages in litigation to strike down the Ag-Gag laws that penalize whistleblowers who expose the truth about the factory…
The Pig Site: Appeals court finds Kansas ag-gag law unconstitutional
Coalition of animal welfare and worker safety groups welcome the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that strikes down Kansas's "ag-gag" law on free speech grounds.
Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a ruling by a lower court striking down Kansas’s “Ag-Gag” law for violating the First Amendment. The lawsuit…
South Dakota Public Broadcasting: “Ag-Gag” Laws Set Precedent For 8th Circuit
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued opinions on two “Ag-Gag” laws, one out of Arkansas and the other from Iowa. Ag-gag laws attempt to keep whistleblowers and animal…
Public Justice and Allies Secure Win in Arkansas Ag-Gag Law
On Monday, August 9, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis, released its opinion on its ruling reversing a lower court’s February 2020 dismissal…
Reuters: 8th Circuit revives challenge to Arkansas ag-gag law
A divided federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a First Amendment challenge by several advocacy organizations against Arkansas’ 2017 “ag-gag” law, which authorizes farms and other businesses to sue for…
Law360: 8th Circ. Revives Challenge To Arkansas ‘Ag Gag’ Law
The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived animal rights organizations’ and a green group’s lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law that punishes whistleblowers at industrial agricultural facilities.
Associated Press: Appeals court revives challenge to Arkansas ‘ag-gag’ lawsuit
A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge Monday to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups.