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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

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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. Thanks to Animal Law Online for the catch. Tags: us supreme court animal cruelty animal law. I am incredibly angry at the last statement. That's just BS.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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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.

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On Trial: Animal Torture Videos vs. Free Speech

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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. In July, a divided U.S.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia. Bonaparte’s Gull – Chroicocephalus philadelphia. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. e Save u Dunav. 06 Mar 2018.

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Collaborative List – January 2018

10,000 Birds

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Bonaparte’s Gull – Chroicocephalus philadelphia. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia. Oriental Pratincole – Glareola maldivarum. 01 Jan 2018.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Philadelphia Vireo – Vireo philadelphicus. Mourning Warbler – Geothlypis philadelphia. Bonaparte’s Gull – Chroicocephalus philadelphia. 13 Feb 2016.

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