I’ll be speaking at the NYC Bar Association about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in a few weeks. Hope to see some of you New Yorkers there…
THE ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM ACT:
Civil Rights As A Casualty In Anti-Terrorism RhetoricMay 22, 2007, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
New York City Bar Association
42 West 44th Street,New York,NY 10036
Meeting Hall, 2nd FloorA serious setback for civil rights: The newly enacted federal Animal Enterprise
Terrorism Act (AETA) risks targeting free speech advocates as terrorists — even in the
absence of any harm or damage,or for loss of corporate profits. AETA’s implications are
far-reaching. It may chill First Amendment rights of environmentalists and civil rights activists.
AETA would likely have accused Martin Luther King, Jr.and his followers of terrorism
due to any profit loss from the nationwide lunch counter sit-ins of the 1960s. AETA
introduces criminal penalties for otherwise petty crimes or misdemeanors under state
law that are far in excess of penalties for otherwise violent crimes under the 2005
federal Sentencing Guidelines.Speakers:
WILL POTTER
Award-winning Journalist; Creator of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com blog focusing on the effects of the war on terrorism on civil libertiesPETER MULLER
Principal, League of Humane VotersMINNA ELIAS
New York Chief of Staff and Counsel to Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY)H. LOUIS SIRKIN
Sirkin Pinales & Schwartz LLPANDREW F. ERBA
Williams Cuker BerezofskyROBERT A. OBLER
Criminal Trial AttorneyHEIDI BOGHOSIAN
Executive Director, National Lawyers GuildDAVID CASSUTO
Associate Professor of Law, Pace Law SchoolSponsored by:
Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals, Jane Hoffman, Chair; Committee on Civil Rights, Sidney S. Rosdeitcher, ChairMembers of the Association, their guests and all other interested persons are invited to attend. There is no fee for attending the program, however registration is recommended. You may register at http://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/show_event.php?eventid=669.