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Judge: Animal snuff films protected by 1st Amendment
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Apr 20, 2013 05:56pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Sam Wood |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Friday, April 19, 2013 09:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Torturing animals and filming their painful deaths is an activity protected by the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal judge in Texas.
In an opinion issued this week, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake tossed out charges against a Houston couple accused of violating the federal “animal crush video” statute. Lake wrote that the law “abridges the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment.” |
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