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Federal Appeals Court Rules that Videos of Animal Cruelty are Protected Speech Under the First Amendment

By jonathanturley

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In an important decision for both environmentalists and free speech advocates, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned the conviction of Robert J. Stevens of Virginia who was convicted of selling videos (including so-called “crush videos”) showing dogfighting and other acts of animal cruelty. Stevens, who not surprisingly lives [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on July 20, 2008 (boomark / email).

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