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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

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APRIL 23, 2009

The justices said they would review, at the request of the federal government, an appeals court decision that said Congress's broad attempt to discourage animal cruelty by outlawing its depiction violates the First Amendment. Tags: us supreme court animal cruelty animal law. The last time the court did so was over child pornography.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ Disgusting but Not Illegal ” (editorial, Aug. Stevens , the Supreme Court last year overturned a 1999 law banning depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds of overbreadth. 2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. In United States v.

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Supreme Court to Review Legality of Animal Abuse Videos

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