Litigation
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2015
2014
- Believe It or Not...Sandra Orangutan Personhood?
- No Live Opossums in This Year’s ‘Opossum Drop’
- Court order puts Great Lakes wolves back on endangered species list
- Sandra Orangutan Declared a Person With a Right to Freedom
- Christmas Came Early: Great Lakes Wolf Hunting Ends Now
- Friends of Animals and Protect Mustangs intervene after Wyoming sues feds to reduce number of wild horses
- SHARK Sues the Salinas Rodeo
- The Difference between Common Law and Civil Law
- Understand the animal rights/welfare movement's 'half-a-loaf' problem (Part II)
- Critical Update from NonHuman Rights Project
- Understand the animal rights/welfare movement's 'half-a-loaf' problem (Part I)
- With Lawsuit Pending, Feds Cancel Idaho Wolf-killing Derby
- Maker of Hellman’s Mayonnaise Attempts to Crush Cruelty-free Alternative
- Victory for Oregon's First-Ever Dedicated Animal Cruelty Prosecutor
- LiveSafe: Mobile App to Report Animal Cruelty
- FBI Makes Animal Cruelty a Felony!
- Supreme Court leaves California foie gras ban intact
- ALDF Sues University of Wisconsin over “Maternal Deprivation” Experiments on Baby Monkeys
- Inside the Courtroom at Tommy’s Appeal
- Federal Judge Denies Wyoming’s Request To Regain Control of Wolf Management
- Makers of ‘Crush Porn’ Videos in Philippines Sentenced to Life In Prison
- Strong Action Against Animal Cruelty Prevents Other Serious Crimes
- Four People Prosecuted Under #AgGag Law for Photographing Factory Farm From the Road
- Victory: Federal Judge Reinstates Federal Protections Statewide
- Great News in the Lawsuit Against Idaho’s #AgGag Law
- Class Action Lawsuit in Canada: Premarin and Premplus Caused Breast Cancer
- BLM Delays Wyoming Wild Horse Roundup as Preliminary Injunction Motion Filed
- Livestock Auction Owner Convicted of Animal Cruelty Following Undercover Investigation
- Idaho Suspends Wilderness Wolf-killing Plan in Face of Court Challenge
- Lawsuit Filed To Stop BLM Roundup of Half of Wyoming's Wild Horses
- Animal Law: A World Phenomenon!
- Is Freeing Minks Terrorism? Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves
- Animal Protection Groups Stop Coyote Killing Contest
- 2014 Canadian Animal Protection Laws Rankings
- Nestle Purina settles jerky lawsuit for $6.5 million recall
- Federal Judges Overturn Sim Lake Ruling in Landmark Animal Crush Video Case
- Quality Egg Fined Millions, DeCosters Plead Guilty
- Update on Appeals for Tommy, Kiko, Hercules and Leo
- ALDF Investigation Reveals Violations at Maryland’s Worst Breeding Facility Routinely Goes Unpunished
- To end this evil, end animal property
- The Supreme Court of India rules against animal abuse: Bans Jallikattu and Bullock cart racing
- Judge Orders NYPD to Provide Records on Carriage Horses to ALDF
- Nonhuman Personhood
- Q&A with Steven M. Wise About the Nonhuman Rights Project
- Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is New York Times Magazine Cover Story
- Animal Legal Defense Fund, PETA Sue to Stop Dangerous and Illegal California Great Bull Runs
- Fourth National Animal Cruelty Prosecution Conference
- Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail for Having Bolt Cutter in His Prius
- Dog Severely Burned - Justice for Zeus!
- United States v. Stevens: Win, Loss, or Draw for Animals?
- Virginia Handley: A Tribute
- IDA Reward Offer Leads to Conviction in Kitten Torture Case
- All 50 States Now Have Felony Animal Cruelty Provisions
- Animal Legal Defense Fund, PETA Sue to Stop Dangerous and Illegal California Great Bull Runs
- We’re Suing Idaho to Overturn #AgGag Law Against Filming Animal Cruelty
- SeaWorld Protester Pleads ‘Not Guilty by Reason of Necessity’
- Updates on Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals
- Attack On Factory Farm Whistleblowers Goes Global
- Man Who Starved Pit Bull Gets Jail Time
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Appealing Ruling over Mistreated Pregnant and Nursing Pigs at State Fair
- Agreement Cancels 28 Timber Sales, Protects Rare Seabirds in Oregon
- Rhino Horn Poacher Case: Update
- Is Freeing a Duck Terrorism?
- Charge against COK Investigator Dropped, Criminal Cruelty Cases against 3 Employees at Quanah Continues
- Man Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Killing his Dog
- I witnessed and reported animal abuse… now being charged with a crime myself
- I’m a TED Fellow for 2014. Woo Hoo!
2013
2012
2003 - 2011
- Another victory for the free Tony the Truck Stop Tiger campaign: Judge rules in favor of ALDF
- 45-day Sentence for Killing Birds on Beach
- A Few Words about "The Future of Animal Law"
- Some Judges Who Stood Up for Animals
- New Lawsuit Challenges the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act as Unconstitutional
- Attending a Criminal Court Proceeding
- Analysis: Humane Methods of Poultry Slaughter Lawsuit Dismissed
- Victory for Belugas: Judge Kills Alaska's Anti-whale Lawsuit
- Another Historic First in Animal Law
- Another victory for the free Tony the Truck Stop Tiger campaign: Judge rules in favor of ALDF
- Jail and five-year ban for dog fighting brothers
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Urges Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to Revoke Illegal Permit for “Tony” at Iberville Parish’s Tiger Truck Stop
- Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer Kills Neighbor's Chihuahua, States He Feared for His Safety
- "Vegans" Sentenced to Prison for Starving Child to Death
- Lawsuit filed over handling of wild horses
- Dutch Court Sides with Morgan the Orca...For Now
- Texas Calf Farm Owner Receives Probation, Fine for Cruelty to Animals Following MFA Investigation
- Australia Tells Japan: Stop Whaling or Face Court
- Animal abuse laws: Teaching compassion at the barrel of a gun
- Court Rules That Sea Turtles Need Stronger Protections After BP Oil Spill
- Polar Bear Victory, July 2011
- Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears
- Happy Cows? Hardly...Lawsuit
- Pennsylvania Court Affirms the Obvious: Piercing Kittens is Animal Cruelty
- Legal Rights and Moral Rights
- Lifetime Ban on Owning Livestock!
- A Registry for Animal Abusers
- Stench and Cruelty: Factory Egg Farm Ruled a Nuisance by Federal Grand Jury
- Ohio Fresh Eggs Fined $635,000, Settles Pollution Claims
- Puppy Factories in Court
- Wild Horse Lawsuit Update
- Another Legal Victory for Greyhounds
- Parole Denied for Convicted Animal Abuser
- Making Headway in Animal Law
- Animal Legal Defense Fund files a class action lawsuit against Pet Store, Barkworks
- 2010 State Animal Protection Laws Rankings
- Animal Hoarder Sentenced to Jail and Psychiatric Evaluation
- Animal Hoarding: Florida Officials Find 340 Dead Animals on Property
- Alabama Dog Torturer Denied Parole; Victim Wags Tail
- Utah Prairie Dog Court Victory
- Conservation Organizations Win Right to Grazing Permittee Information
- Ranchers Lose Case Against BLM
- African Antelope Shielded From Safari Club and Trophy Tourists
- Patty Mark and Animal Liberation Victoria Sued by Animal Industry
- BP Turtle Tragedy - Update 9/1/10
- ALDF Grant Provides Necropsies of Chihuahuas
- "You Happened to Land in Front of a Judge Who has Compassion for Animals"
- Declaring Freedom for Animals from Harm, Illogic and Wrongheadedness
- Justice for Buddy - Man Sentenced for Dragging Death of Dog
- Birds Shielded From International Cage Trade
- Clarification on IDA's Wild Horse Roundup Lawsuit
- WildEarth Guardians’ Sues Feds to Save the Mexican Spotted Owl
- AETA 4 Case Dismissed, But Re-Indictment Possible
- Right, But For The Wrong Reason
- Whale Warrior “Captain Pete Bethune” Free to Return Home
- Animal Trainer Jeffery Loy Convicted of Animal Cruelty in NJ
- Lawsuit Stops BP From Burning Sea Turtles in the Gulf
- Are You the Terrorist Next Door? The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the Green Scare
- Former Agriprocessors Kosher Meat King Sentenced to 27 Years
- Are Zoos Prisons? Habeas Corpus Filed for Chimp
- Animal Law: Alive and Well in Michigan
- Appellate Court Delivers Blow to L.A. Zoo
- Arrested for Helping Dying Chained Dog
- Animals In Court
- Animal Rights Activists Win Rodeo Fight
- Search Warrants In Animal Protection Cases
- A Half-Full, Not Half-Empty Decision: United States v. Stevens
- Animals In Court
- California Milk Board Can't Be Sued for 'Happy Cows' Campaign
- PETA’s Lawsuit Against the CMAB
- Doctors sue Safeway and other dairy retailers
- Fast Food Suit
- Animal Laws and You
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