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Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter of the Year Award 2016
We are now accepting submissions for our fourth annual Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter of the Year Award!August 9, 2016 News -
First-Ever Law Student Scholarship Panel Held at 2016 Animal Law Conference
This year, for the first time in the event’s long-running history, the Animal Law Conference dedicated a panel to showcasing law student work.October 19, 2016 News -
Congratulations to 2016 Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) Essay Contest Winner Jonathan Morris!
We are pleased to announce Lewis & Clark Law School 3L Jonathan Morris has won the first-ever SALDF Essay Contest, the theme of which was: “How can we best protect wild animals in light of urban expansion and population growth?”November 14, 2016 News -
Congratulations to the 2016 SALDF Chapter of the Year!
The Animal Legal Defense Fund congratulates the Lewis & Clark Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapter for winning the 2016 SALDF Chapter of the Year Award!November 30, 2016 Student Chapters -
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to California Sales Ban on Eggs Sourced from Extreme Confinement of Hens
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on the sale of shell eggs obtained from sources that do not comply with its animal care standards.December 1, 2016 Animal Law Update -
Why I applied to law school instead of veterinary school
During the first week of December, Animal Legal Defense Fund founder Joyce Tischler presented the History of Animal Law at Harvard Law School. I heard Joyce give a similar talk eight years ago at the University of Chicago Law School, and it was a turning point for me.January 17, 2017 News -
Michigan Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit in Fatal Shooting of Two Family Dogs by Police
The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a civil suit involving the fatal shooting of two family dogs by police officers.February 15, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Case Inspiring Change in Florida Dog Bite Law Featured in The Florida Bar Journal
In a victory for due process in dog bite cases, a Florida law passed last year allows guardians of dogs accused of causing serious injury to a person to mount a defense on behalf of the animal to save that animal’s life.February 24, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Sydney Seafood Store Convicted of Animal Cruelty for Inhumane Treatment of Lobsters
No matter how horrendously they are treated, it is rare for criminal cruelty charges to be brought in cases involving animals who are considered “food.”March 15, 2017 Animal Law Update -
Legally Brief: The Mother of Animal Law
March is Women’s History Month—an appropriate time to express our thanks and reverence for the vision, courage and diligence of the “mother of animal law.”March 24, 2017 Legally Brief