Case Update: Litigation Against the Federal Government Under a New Administration
Presented 8/3/21
With the change in presidential administration came swift action in reversing regulatory actions taken in the last four years on matters concerning animals, environmental, and public health protections. Many of Animal Legal Defense Fund’s ongoing lawsuits against the federal government will be impacted by these reversals. The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s litigation over policies that favored industry at the expense of animals, the environment, and public health are providing the new administration the opportunity to reconsider the policies and reverse course. Join us as we discuss the progress in which the federal government has taken toward its animal- and environment-friendly policy commitments, through the lens of several Animal Legal Defense Fund lawsuits.
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Resources
- Case Update: Litigation Against the Federal Government Under a New Administration – PPT Presentation (PDF)
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Litigation Program
- Litigation – List of Cases
- Lawsuit to Protect the Endangered Species Act
- Challenging CEQ’s CAFO Exemptions Under NEPA
- USDA will Reinstate Organic Animal Welfare Rules
- Challenging Factory Farms’ Exemption from Pollution Reporting Requirements
- Protecting Pigs from Cruel High-Speed Slaughter
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Fellowships
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Clerkships
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Pro Bono Program
- Justice v. Gwendolyn Vercher: Justice the Horse Sues Abuser
- Anderson v. Evans, 314 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2002)
- Sierra Club, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 299 F. Supp. 2d 693 (W.D. Ky. 2003)
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Daniel Waltz
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