A federal appeals court weighed Monday whether a federal law criminalizing violence and property damage against animal-related organizations unconstitutionally allows prosecution of peaceful activities that disrupt the target’s profits.
In Blum v. Holder, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit weighed five activists’ challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. They claim the law is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to them.
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