"Good News for Farm Animals and the First Amendment" - Brian J. Buchanan - Knox News

Byline: Brian J. Buchanan; 2011-06-15; Knox News; 

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". . .That ruling illustrates the occasional tension between First Amendment freedoms of speech and press and some of society’s other values. The 4th Circuit said the news media could not break the law, that the reporters were indeed guilty of trespassing and breach of employee loyalty. Yet the court also refused to countenance what it called 'an end-run around First Amendment strictures' by Food Lion. . ."

Description:Legislation is working to ban undercover videotaping of livestock. They are trying to eliminate uproar within citizens and keep illegal and abusive matters within their companies.

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Document about outlawing undercover videotaping of livestock abuse