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Empowering Local Governments to Pass ‘Rights of Nature’ Initiatives (Florida)
In 2020, Orange County, Florida passed a groundbreaking “rights of nature” initiative, the first time county voters considered this type of charter in the country. Unfortunately, the Florida state legislature enacted a statute in 2020 that contains languag -
Appeal Filed in Groundbreaking Climate Change Lawsuit Against U.S. Government
Animal Legal Defense Fund and Seeding Sovereignty lawsuit seeks to compel federal government action on climate change.August 20, 2019 Press Release -
Protecting Our Constitutional Right to Liberty
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit to protect Americans’ right to liberty, which courts have called the right to be let alone, and to compel federal government action on climate change. The plaintiffs include…
