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January 26, 2024 In News

‘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 with FarmSTAND who is representing farm workers in an attempt to dismiss the lawsuit opposing...

January 8, 2024 In News

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 these plaintiffs."...

November 8, 2023 In News

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 – if it was on their employer’s land. ...

October 20, 2023 In News

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....

October 19, 2023 In News

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." Kelsey Eberley, Senior Staff Attorney...

October 17, 2023 In News

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‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions

US appeals court revives law banning unauthorized recording on industrial farms

Mindsite News: ‘Retaliation is a reality’: How agribusiness attacks on a Colorado farmworkers rights law erode ranch workers’ mental health

Food Safety News: SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag

Law360: Colo. Rancher Challenge To Farm Labor Law Moves To Denver

The News & Observer: Supreme Court won’t step in to save NC law that punished secret recordings

Supreme Court leaves in place court victory for PETA over North Carolina ag-gag law

Law Week Colorado: Colorado Legal Services Seeks to Intervene in Challenge to Agricultural Workers’ Rights Bill

The New Lede: Taking a stand — new legal group focuses on farm country

Sentient Media: A New Coalition for Suing Factory Farms Launches

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