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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

Critter News

Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia voted 10 to 3 last summer to find unconstitutional the rarely used law passed by Congress in 1999. The appeals court noted that the Supreme Court is resistant to removing First Amendment protections of depictions even of illegal actions. That's just BS.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

Critter News

From the Philadelphia Inquirer. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests. It was a 2-1 decision by the US Court of Appeals. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J.

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On Trial: Animal Torture Videos vs. Free Speech

Animal Ethics

At issue in the case is the constitutionality of a decade old law passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1999. That law, U.S. The law also made it a crime to sell videos in which animals were tortured to death by being burned alive, as well as videos of illegal dog fights. Today, the U.S. I don’t think so.