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Law Student Paper Series — Environmental Responsibility & Animal Protection — Overlooked by Pension Plan Regulation
Problematic regulations regarding fiduciary duty make it difficult to factor animal and environmental protection in tax-privileged pension planning under ERISA. Join Benjamin Cregger, Lewis & Clark Law School, as they provide a closer look at recent regulatory changes, which are potentially problematic for human and nonhuman animals. -
Scholarships
The Animal Legal Defense Fund offers scholarships to law students studying in the field of animal law. -
Animal Legal Defense Fund and North Carolina Central University School of Law Partner to Offer Scholarship and Clerkship
The $25,000 scholarship is available to a second-year law student at the University, and includes a clerkship with the nonprofitApril 5, 2021 Press Release -
Law Student Paper Series — Defining ‘Meat’: Plant-based Meat Label Censorship in the United States
Join Bianka Atlas, Lewis & Clark Law School, for an overview of the plant-based meat labeling landscape in the United States, with a focus on current and pending state legislation and lawsuits. -
Court Upholds Constitutionality of San Francisco Fur Ban
International Fur Trade Federation’s amended complaints dismissed in decisive victory for animalsMarch 31, 2021 Press Release -
Legal Rights Recognized for Rivers in Florida and Quebec
The global “rights of nature” movement — which seeks to secure legal rights, including standing, for features of the environment like rivers, forests, and ecosystems — continues to advance with two significant developments in North America.March 29, 2021 Animal Law Update -
Mentorship Program
The Animal Legal Defense Fund Mentorship Program matches select legal professional mentors with law student mentees from across the country focused on animal law. -
Fundraising Event Proposal
Thank you for your interest in hosting an event or activity to benefit the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Please complete this form in its entirety 60 days before your proposed event and submit any collateral created for your event to be reviewed for approval. -
Legislative Update: Spring 2021
Join us for a quarterly update from Kathleen Schatzmann, Animal Legal Defense Fund Senior Legislative Affairs Manager. In this webinar, we will review animal protection bills such as companion animal, wildlife, and farmed animal legislation currently being considered at the state and federal level. -
Madras High Court Uses Child Custody Approach to Resolve Dispute Over Legal Ownership of Elephant
In October 2020, the Madras High Court in India resolved an “ownership” dispute involving an elephant named Lalitha using the “best interests” standard used in child custody cases.March 18, 2021 Animal Law Update
