PETA has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Maryland transportation company’s refusal to run one of the organization’s ads on its buses. The company had denied an application to run PETA’s “No One Needs to Kill to Eat” ads advocating the closure of animal slaughterhouses. The complaint alleges violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Issue 100
This Week's Spotlights
Case Law Updates - Federal Case Law Updates
PETA Files Suit Challenging Refusal to Run Ads on Public Transit Buses
10th Circuit Affirms Permanent Injunction of Kansas Ag-Gag Law
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling blocking a Kansas law that banned recording and entering factory farms without the facilities’ owners’ consent. The court reasoned that the relevant sections of the law “concern speech because they include deception as a possible element and are viewpoint discriminatory because they apply only to persons who intend to damage the enterprise of an animal facility.” The case was filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38, and Hope Sanctuary and included three dozen additional Amici Curiae.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling blocking a Kansas law that banned recording and entering factory farms without the facilities’ owners’ consent. The court reasoned that the relevant sections of the law “concern speech because they include deception as a possible element and are viewpoint discriminatory because they apply only to persons who intend to damage the enterprise of an animal facility.” The case was filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38, and Hope Sanctuary and included three dozen additional Amici Curiae.
White Coat Waste Project Files FOIA Lawsuit for Records on USDA Cat and Dog Research
The White Coat Waste Project has sued the United States Department of Agriculture under the Freedom of Information Act for “emails (including their attachments), memos, letters, PowerPoint presentations, reports and meeting minutes regarding feline euthanasia, feline retirement and/or feline transfer from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (January 1, 2019-August 1, 2019)” and “materials related to all approved research involving dogs performed by, or in conjunction with, the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
The White Coat Waste Project has sued the United States Department of Agriculture under the Freedom of Information Act for “emails (including their attachments), memos, letters, PowerPoint presentations, reports and meeting minutes regarding feline euthanasia, feline retirement and/or feline transfer from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (January 1, 2019-August 1, 2019)” and “materials related to all approved research involving dogs performed by, or in conjunction with, the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
Case Law Updates
Federal Case Law Updates
Center for Biological Diversity Sues FWS to List Clear Lake Hitch Under Endangered Species Act
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against the Fish and Wildlife Service challenging the agency’s decision not to list the Clear Lake hitch under the Endangered Species Act. The Clear Lake hitch is a large, freshwater minnow in California that is native to the oldest lake in North America and a species the Center argues is both ecologically and culturally significant.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against the Fish and Wildlife Service challenging the agency’s decision not to list the Clear Lake hitch under the Endangered Species Act. The Clear Lake hitch is a large, freshwater minnow in California that is native to the oldest lake in North America and a species the Center argues is both ecologically and culturally significant.
PETA Files Suit Challenging Refusal to Run Ads on Public Transit Buses
PETA has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Maryland transportation company’s refusal to run one of the organization’s ads on its buses. The company had denied an application to run PETA’s “No One Needs to Kill to Eat” ads advocating the closure of animal slaughterhouses. The complaint alleges violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
PETA has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Maryland transportation company’s refusal to run one of the organization’s ads on its buses. The company had denied an application to run PETA’s “No One Needs to Kill to Eat” ads advocating the closure of animal slaughterhouses. The complaint alleges violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
10th Circuit Affirms Permanent Injunction of Kansas Ag-Gag Law
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling blocking a Kansas law that banned recording and entering factory farms without the facilities’ owners’ consent. The court reasoned that the relevant sections of the law “concern speech because they include deception as a possible element and are viewpoint discriminatory because they apply only to persons who intend to damage the enterprise of an animal facility.” The case was filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38, and Hope Sanctuary and included three dozen additional Amici Curiae.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling blocking a Kansas law that banned recording and entering factory farms without the facilities’ owners’ consent. The court reasoned that the relevant sections of the law “concern speech because they include deception as a possible element and are viewpoint discriminatory because they apply only to persons who intend to damage the enterprise of an animal facility.” The case was filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Food Safety, Shy 38, and Hope Sanctuary and included three dozen additional Amici Curiae.
White Coat Waste Project Files FOIA Lawsuit for Records on USDA Cat and Dog Research
The White Coat Waste Project has sued the United States Department of Agriculture under the Freedom of Information Act for “emails (including their attachments), memos, letters, PowerPoint presentations, reports and meeting minutes regarding feline euthanasia, feline retirement and/or feline transfer from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (January 1, 2019-August 1, 2019)” and “materials related to all approved research involving dogs performed by, or in conjunction with, the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
The White Coat Waste Project has sued the United States Department of Agriculture under the Freedom of Information Act for “emails (including their attachments), memos, letters, PowerPoint presentations, reports and meeting minutes regarding feline euthanasia, feline retirement and/or feline transfer from the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (January 1, 2019-August 1, 2019)” and “materials related to all approved research involving dogs performed by, or in conjunction with, the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
Agency Updates
NMFS Finds Listing Oregon and California Chinook Salmon Under Endangered Species Act Not Warranted
The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that it has determined that listing under the Endangered Species Act is not warranted for the Oregon Coast spring-run Chinook salmon and the Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal spring-run Chinook salmon.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that it has determined that listing under the Endangered Species Act is not warranted for the Oregon Coast spring-run Chinook salmon and the Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal spring-run Chinook salmon.
FWS Designates Critical Habitat for Georgetown Salamander and Salado Salamander
The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule establishing approximately 1,315 acres of critical habitat in Texas for the Georgetown salamander and Salado salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The rule is effective September 17, 2021.
The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule establishing approximately 1,315 acres of critical habitat in Texas for the Georgetown salamander and Salado salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The rule is effective September 17, 2021.