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The state of North Carolina and the farmer’s group Farm Bureau have submitted writs of certiorari (nc farm bureau v. peta cert petition; nc state cert petition) to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to reinstate a North Carolina Ag Gag law. In February, the Fourth Circuit partially enjoined North Carolina from applying the law, holding that undercover investigations “as part of newsgathering constitute[] protected speech.” Both the state and the Farm Bureau urge the Supreme Court to reinstate the law in its entirety.

[To accompany Case Law Update "North Carolina and Farm Bureau ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Ag Gag Law” from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 192]