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Ag-Gag Laws
Ag-Gag laws seek to “gag” would-be whistleblowers and undercover activists by punishing them for recording footage of what goes on in animal agriculture. -
Though Ruled Unconstitutional, Industry Continues Pushing Ag-Gag Laws: Updates in North Carolina, Kansas, Iowa, and Ontario
In the first half of 2020, there were multiple developments in the realm of Ag-Gag laws — so named because they criminalize whistleblowing and undercover investigations in agricultural facilities, thus “gagging” activists and others who expose animal abuse in factory farms and slaughterhouses.September 15, 2020 Animal Law Update -
2014-2016: Ag-Gag Laws
Animal abuse, food safety violations, and illegal and life-threatening working conditions are rampant on facilities that farm and slaughter animals. -
In the News
2022 Highlights USDA must now publicly report all animal welfare violations, National Geographic, August 9, 2022 Trump-Era Revisions to Endangered Species Rules Tossed by Judge, Bloomberg Law, July 5, 2022 Animal rights group wants to build advocacy pipeline with law school program, Reuters, March 31, 2022 Court strikes down Iowa’s second ‘ag-gag’ law as unconstitutional, … ContinuedJuly 13, 2018 -
Short Film Released Following Three Appellate Court Decisions Concerning Ag-Gag Challenges
Edie Falco narrates the Animal Legal Defense Fund film demanding transparency in factory farmingSeptember 14, 2021 Press Release -
Court Strikes Down Second Iowa Ag-Gag Law
Public interest coalition celebrates another win against unconstitutional statute barring undercover investigations at factory farmsMarch 15, 2022 Press Release -
Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Iowa’s Second Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law
Today, a coalition of public interest groups, led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Iowa’s new Ag-Gag law — a law that is substantively similar to an Iowa law struck down by the same federal court.April 22, 2019 Press Release -
Idaho “Ag-Gag” Law Ruled Unconstitutional in Federal Court
Victory for animals: District Court rules anti-whistleblower law violates U.S. Constitution.August 3, 2015 Press Release -
Court Strikes Down Iowa Recording Ban Ag-Gag Law
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled Iowa’s latest Ag-Gag law is unconstitutional, holding that the law — which created a new crime of trespassing to engage in video and audio recording — violates the First Amendment.September 27, 2022 Press Release -
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
