Animal Rights

AOL: Appeals Court Strikes Down Part of NC ‘Ag Gag’ Law, Protects Undercover Investigations

AOL: Appeals Court Strikes Down Part of NC 'Ag Gag' Law, Protects Undercover InvestigationsThis article features Government Accountability Project Food Integrity Director, Amanda Hitt, and was originally published here.Barring employees who are trying to expose wrongdoing from gathering data at work or recording there violates the First Amendment, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-02-27T12:04:23-05:00February 27th, 2023|Activism, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Corruption, Environment, Gag lawsuits, Illegal Gag Orders, In The News|

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Raleigh, NC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed an important win to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag law, ruling that undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-02-27T08:58:59-05:00February 27th, 2023|Animal Rights, Corruption, Environment, Gag lawsuits, Illegal Gag Orders, In The News|