“My guess is this is the next iteration of sleight of hand maneuvers to try to keep information from getting to the public,” said Muraskin....
Read MoreSt. Louis, MO—Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and FarmSTAND argued today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit should reverse a lower court decision and protect the organization’s free speech rights. Attorneys told the court Iowa’s most recent “Ag-Gag” law violates the...
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At FarmSTAND, we’re optimists. That doesn’t mean we have Pollyannaish hope. It means we lean into the hard work of making tangible change in our food system day by day, person by person, community by community — even when the impacts of our work may...
Read MoreDavid Samuel Muraskin, an attorney with the Washington, D.C.-based FarmSTAND representing the plaintiffs, told Courthouse News the ruling enables the state to “hide businesses’ misconduct and suppress civil disobedience if the government simply asserts it is seeking to protect private property.” “Until the legislature has the...
Read MoreLate Friday, the state of North Carolina agreed to pay a public interest coalition that successfully struck down North Carolina’s “Ag-Gag” law $884,987 in attorneys’ fees, as a result of the state’s efforts to defend the law for years. The plaintiff groups successfully sued to...
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Read More Case: Iowa Ag-Gag II (ALDF v. Reynolds)...
Read More Case: North Carolina Ag-GagThis week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to stop operatives from secretly taking documents and recordings without the owner’s permission....
Read MoreSCOTUS upheld a legal victory for advocates who argued a 2015 NC law aimed to punish undercover recording at farms and other businesses restricted whistleblowing....
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