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Animal Legal Defense Fund Ranks States on Animal Protection

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The ALDF has released a report on how different states' animal protection laws stack up. Tags: animal law. Among the best: California, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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160,000), American Samoa (55,000), and the Northern Mariana Islands (54,000). For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. The only other populated U.S. territories are Guam (pop. Both territories are also part of the U.S.