Full Title Name:  Caging Animal Advocates Political Freedoms: The Unconstitutionality of the Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act

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Andrew Ireland Moore Place of Publication:  Animal Law Review at Lewis & Clark Law School Publish Year:  2005 Primary Citation:  11 Animal L. 255 (2005)
Summary:

The animal advocacy movement is facing another obstacle, resulting from the creation of the Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act (AETA). The Act seeks to create harsh penalties including a Terrorist Registry for acts performed by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and ALF-type actors. In addition, the proposed legislation will affect animal advocates not involved with the ALF. However, the model legislation, as written, must pass Constitutional scrutiny. This paper argues that the proposed Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act is unconstitutional due to its infringement on the First Amendment, its overbreadth, and its vagueness.

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