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Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Iowa’s Revamped Ag-Gag Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, together with a coalition of public interest groups represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, challenging the constitutionality of the recently-passed Iowa Recording Ban.August 10, 2021 Press Release -
Lawsuit Prompts USDA to Revoke License from Disreputable Wildlife Trafficker and Exhibitor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cancelled notorious wildlife exhibitor and trafficker Robert Sawmiller’s license to engage in exhibition, breeding and selling activities regulated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) following the Animal Legal Defense Fund's lawsuit against the agency for initially renewing the license.August 5, 2021 Press Release -
Precedent-Setting Victory Against Cricket Hollow Zoo for Violating Animal Cruelty Laws
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled in favor of plaintiffs represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a lawsuit against Cricket Hollow Zoo for violating state animal cruelty laws following an appeal of the court’s 2019 decision.August 5, 2021 Press Release -
FDA Ordered to Release Factory Farming Data on Intense Confinement Hens Used by the Egg Industry
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion for summary judgement to the Animal Legal Defense Fund that orders the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publicly disclose critical information about factory egg farms from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.August 4, 2021 Press Release -
Court Orders Fraudulent Puppy Traffickers to Cease Selling Animals While Case Proceeds
The Los Angeles Superior Court has granted a preliminary injunction that halts the Kenneys, unscrupulous internet puppy sellers, from advertising and selling puppies until the lawsuit is decided on the merits.July 29, 2021 Press Release -
Case Update: Litigation Against the Federal Government Under a New Administration
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. -
Judge Says Lawsuit Aimed at Holding USDA Responsible for Protecting Pigs and Consumers Will Proceed
A federal judge ruled that a lawsuit brought in February 2020 by seven animal protection groups against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can move forward.June 29, 2021 Press Release -
Critical Caselaw: An Animal-Forward Approach to 1st Amendment Jurisprudence
The art humans make and the spirituality humans practice have involved animals throughout time. As such, it is no surprise that animal cases have given rise to some of this nation’s most notable 1st Amendment rulings, both for freedoms of speech and religious freedoms. -
Lawsuit Alleges USDA Fails to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Chicken and Turkey Product Labeling
Animal Legal Defense Fund asserts USDA allows Perdue Farms and others to misleadingly represent factory farmed animals in pastoral imageryJune 8, 2021 Press Release -
Critical Caselaw: Using the First Amendment to Protect Animals & Advocates
The guarantee of free speech enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is critical to the animal protection movement. Join Kelsey Eberly, ALDF Senior Staff Attorney, as she explores the applicable legal canons and arguments employed to vindicate activists’ rights, protect advocacy, and empower entrepreneurial innovation.
