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AETA Charges Dismissed

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district court judge today dismissed federal charges against the AETA 4, four activists charges with acts of terrorism under the Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act. Tags: AETA 4 animal enterprise terrorism act activism. This is very good news from July 13, reported in Action for Animals Austin.

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Atttorney's File Motion to Dismiss Charges Against AETA 4

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The AETA is so broad and unclear it could be used to suppress lawful protests and boycotts by any activists across the spectrum, no matter what the issue. Tags: animal experimentation AETA 4. “And it is not just animal rights activists who are in danger here. The law must be struck down.” I have to say, this is pretty lame.

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Excellent Analysis of AETA

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Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act. This is an excellent analysis of the potential impacts of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. It appeared in the McNair Research Journal. I HIGHLY recommend it.

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Legal Efforts to Dismiss the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

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On July 13th, defense attorneys for Joseph Buddenberg, Maryam Khajavi, Nathan Pope and Adriana Stumpo (the AETA 4) presented oral arguments on their motion to dismiss the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Tags: AETA 4. Here's a summary.

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ALF Activist Receives 21-Month Sentence

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He received a sentence of 21 months under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA.) Tags: animal enterprise terrorism act mink fur ALF. Alex Hall released 650 mink from McMullin Fur farm in South Jordan, Utah in 2008. Hall is expected to serve the rest of his sentence in Davis County Jail, rather than be shipped to a federal prison.

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Tensions Mount over University of Florida Animal Research

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Wonder if that could get activists into trouble under AETA (Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.) Tags: university of florida animal research activism primates. Things are getting a little tense. Not sure I agree with posting the researcher's photo. This is a long article from the Gainesville Sun.

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Key AETA Supporter Suspended Over Animal Welfare

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Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act primates University of Wisconsin.