State Terrorism Laws

Trump Supporter Promises Legislation to Label Protest as “Economic Terrorism”

The proposed “Preventing Economic Terrorism Act” marks a radical expansion of legislation that was once used to criminalize environmentalists as “eco-terrorists,”

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New Laws Would Make Environmental Protest “Terrorism”

Environmentalists are reviving tactics like tree-sitting. They’ve been so effective that now Oregon lawmakers want to label them “terrorists.”

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Let’s Make Tennessee’s Veto the Beginning of the End for #AgGag

Victory! Gov. Bill Haslam vetoes Tennessee’s ag-gag bill. But others remain.

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Industry Tries to Hide “Ag-Gag” Efforts, Turns Away Journalists From #AAA13 Conference

The agriculture industry is holding a conference right now about “ag-gag” laws, which criminalize anyone who exposes animal welfare abuses on factory farms and slaughterhouses. In response to the massive public backlash against the bills, the industry is now trying to keep journalists and attorneys away from its conference.

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California Ag-Gag Bill Exempts Factory Farms That Accidentally Record Their Own Abuses

If the California ag industry wants to stop animal cruelty, why does AB 343, the “ag-gag” bill, exempt the industry itself?

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“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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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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“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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NPR Investigates “Ag-Gag” Bills: Making Journalism Illegal

NPR’s “On The Media” invited me to discuss the attempts by multiple states to outlaw undercover investigations of factory farms, animal experimentation labs, puppy mills and other industries. My interview with Bob Garfield of NPR is online now. And the interview is even more timely because, as I reported yesterday, New York is now considering […]

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New York Bill Targets Undercover Investigators, as Two Other “Ag-Gag” Proposals Fail

A bill introduced in New York would criminalize undercover investigators who expose animal cruelty at factory farms and animal experimentation labs. The proposal is similar to other “Ag-Gag” legislation recently introduced in other states. The bills targeting undercover investigators in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota have been met with such public outrage that two of them […]

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