Pittsburgh Legal Newslog: Supreme Court Takes First Amendment Case Involving Animal Cruelty Statute.

Posted By Cliff Tuttle | April 21, 2009

Posted by Cliff Tuttle

The Supreme Court of the United States has accepted certiorari without comment on an appeal of a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals invalidating a federal statute prohibiting the distribution of videos and other communications depicting animal cruelty on First Amendment grounds. The case originated in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

News articles:

AmLaw Daily, April 20, 2009.

Fox News, April 20, 2009.

Blog Commentary:

Res Ipsa Loquitur, April 20, 2009.

Pit Bull Chat, April 20, 2009.

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