Terrorism Legislation

“Ag Gag” Bills and Supporters Have Close Ties to ALEC

“Ag Gag” bills, and their supporters, have ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, and they parallel other national efforts by ALEC.

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URGENT: What Are Iowa’s Factory Farms Trying to Hide?

Iowa is set to become the first state to pass one of the recent “Ag Gag” laws introduced across the country to target undercover investigators who expose animal welfare violations on factory farms.

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Occupy Movement Challenges ALEC’s Corporate Influence on Legislation

The Occupy Movement protests a secretive lobby group called the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, that helps corporate interests literally write our laws.

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Utah “Ag Gag” Bill Passes House — Urgent Action Needed

Utah bill HB187, which targets anyone who photographs or videotapes factory farm abuses, has overwhelmingly passed the House.

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Utah Bill Would Make Videotaping a Factory Farm the Same as Assaulting a Police Officer

Utah is the latest state to consider new laws targeting undercover investigators who expose animal welfare abuses on factory farms through photographs.

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The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Threatens Activism

Jurist, the legal news service, discusses why the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is unconstitutional. Guest commentary by Will Potter.

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Dairy Industry Magazine Compares Undercover Investigations to Cross Burning

The dairy industry compares the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to hate crimes legislation targeting the KKK.

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FBI Says Activists Who Investigate Factory Farms Can Be Prosecuted as Terrorists

The Joint Terrorism Task Force kept files on activists who videotape animal cruelty on factory farms and recommended prosecuting them as terrorists.

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New Lawsuit Challenges the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act as Unconstitutional

A new lawsuit challenges the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act as unconstitutional because it has given activists reason to fear that they could be prosecuted as “terrorists” for non-violent civil disobedience, protests, and First Amendment activity. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of 5 longtime animal rights activists. The activists […]

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“Ag Gag” Bill Reintroduced in Florida, as Animal Activist Faces Felony for Photography

Earlier this year, four states were considering “ag gag” bills to criminalize photography, or video or audio recording, of what goes on at factory farms, animal experimentation labs, and other facilities. They all failed, but as I have been saying for months, it will only be a matter of time before these bills are modified and […]

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