Post by ck4829 on Nov 1, 2016 11:34:32 GMT
A federal judge considered Tuesday whether a Utah ban on hidden cameras at slaughterhouses that was passed amid a wave of similar measures around the country violates the right to freedom of speech.
U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby said he’s spent hours considering the issues raised by the case, including the balance between private property rights and the First Amendment.
Animal activists argue the law is an unconstitutional attempt to keep them from exposing inhumane or unsafe practices at factory farms. The state of Utah contends the First Amendment doesn’t allow people to enter private property under false pretenses and record however they want.
magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/judge-weighing-utah-law-banning-on-undercover-farm-filming/article_ddf95601-73d3-5f16-8528-c00934dce9ae.html
These ag-gag laws need to be exposed. It's funny, these people use edited Planned Parenthood videos to go after them but then champion these laws that restrict filming. Just find that ironic.