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Court Rules Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional in Major Victory for Free Speech and Animal Protection
Undercover investigations at factory farms protected by First AmendmentJanuary 9, 2019 Press Release -
Wins for Animals in the 2018 Midterm Election
The recent midterm election included two big wins for animal protection: Amendment 13 and Proposition 12.January 5, 2019 Animal Law Update -
Opposing USDA’s Attempt to Withdraw Rules Design to Protect Animals on Organic Farms
In May 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund joined a coalition of consumer, environmental, and animal protection groups opposing the withdrawal of rules that would provide basic protections for farmed animals at organic farms. -
Challenging Iowa’s Ag-Gag Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund led a coalition of animal, environmental, and community advocacy groups in challenging the constitutionality of Iowa’s Ag-Gag law. Federal courts similarly struck down Ag-Gag laws in Idaho and Utah as unconstitutional.…
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Compelling the FDA To Produce Factory Egg Farm Inspection Reports
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit to compel the FDA to produce inspection reports of factory egg farms without censoring important information about the hen population and living conditions. -
Challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag Law
In 2016, the Animal Legal Defense Fund — with a coalition of animal protection, consumer rights, food safety, and whistleblower protection organizations — filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a North Carolina law designed…
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Challenging Kansas’s Ag-Gag Law
April 25, 2022 Update: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States to review the Animal Legal Defense Fund-led coalition victory which struck down the…
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California Enacts Law Requiring Plant-Based Options in State Facilities
In September 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1138, a law that makes California the first state in the nation to require prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, and other state-operated facilities to offer plant-based meals.December 10, 2018 Animal Law Update -
Amicus Brief Establishing Animals as Victims in Federal Case
‘Do chickens count?’ The BIA’s decision and the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s arguments in the Ortega-Lopez v. Lynch case represent an important step forward in improving the legal status of animals.December 3, 2018 News -
Missouri Passes Unconstitutional Law Restricting the Marketing of Alternative Meat Products
Missouri passed a law that prohibits many products — including plant-based and cellular meat — from identifying themselves as “meat.” The new legislation, which became effective on August 28, 2018, carries criminal penalties of prison time and fines.November 8, 2018 Animal Law Update
