Animal Welfare
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.
High Plains Journal: Ranch group files brief to prevent USDA from governing beef labeling, advertising
R-CALF USA recently submitted a motion to file a friend-of-the-court brief and a brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in an effort to prevent the Federal Meat Inspection…
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa’s ‘ag gag’ has stifled investigations, despite pending court challenges
The legality of Iowa’s controversial “ag gag” law, designed to block undercover investigations at agricultural facilities, could soon be decided by a federal judge.
Arkansas Ag-Gag
Arkansas’ Ag-Gag statute is modeled after the North Carolina statute, but it makes a few tweaks to try to protect it from being overturned as unconstitutional. The Arkansas Ag-Gag law…
FERN: Judge declares much of N.C. ag-gag law unconstitutional
A federal judge handed a victory late Friday to animal-welfare advocates when he declared that much of North Carolina’s ag-gag law violated the First Amendment’s free-speech provisions. The ruling could…