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 Posted: Tue 8:54, 06 Aug 2013 Post subject: ag gag" |
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| measures. Ken Paulson, President and CEO of the First Amendment Center, said Friday afternoon that "ag gag" bills like the ones at issue here likely will face "a significant First Amendment challenge." In an email, Paulson wrote:Newsgatheringis protected by the First Amendment, and that applies even if the gatherer isan advocacy organization. Any attempt to keep people from exercising theirfreedom of speech or press by preventing them from collecting informationis going to be constitutionally suspect. It's particularly troubling in caseswhere the government is trying to use its power to prevent the public fromdocumenting what many believe to be cruel treatment of animals.Randy Parker, head of the Utah Farm Bureau, told the Salt Lake Tribune last week that the law is necessary because "activists can cajole disgruntled employees 'to manufacture circumstances to discredit animal agricultural operations... it's not for the animals, but it is politically motivated for their anti-meat agenda |
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