Neo-Terrorism: Reporting on Factory Farms
by Will Potter / Green Is the New Red
Today the Center for Constitutional Rights is challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in court, arguing that the vague and overly broad law is a violation of the First Amendment.
[As background: “Court Dismisses Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Lawsuit. Here’s How That Affects You.”]
As CCR’s Senior Staff Attorney Rachel Meeropol argues Blum v. Holder before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, activists are packing the courtroom in support.
This is a law so broad the the FBI has considered using it against undercover investigators. And the first prosecution was for activists who protested and used sidewalk chalk.
Here’s a full list of articles and resources on the AETA. Speak up today!
