• October 15, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted October 15, 2013   Animal law will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural...

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• March 26, 2024
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In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the production and sale of many veal, egg, and pork...

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• November 26, 2019
• Elizabeth

On November 25, President Trump signed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture, or “PACT” Act into law.[1]  We’ve received numerous questions...

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• October 23, 2017
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Written by: Amie Alexander, JD/MPS Candidate, William H. Bowen School of Law Animal rights groups have filed suit against Iowa officials,...

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• June 1, 2017
• Elizabeth

The National Agricultural Law Center, a member of the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium, recently added a new article on the...

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• May 15, 2014
• Elizabeth

Posted May 15, 2014   Ending a 14-year long battle over the welfare of circus elephants, the Humane Society of the...

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• April 29, 2014
• Elizabeth

The University of Nebraska College of Law has announced a course for the upcoming summer intersession that is “designed to help...

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• October 9, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted October 9, 2013   The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled, “Enforcing...

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• October 4, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted October 4, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled,...

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• October 2, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted October 2, 2013   Animal rights groups that opposed “ag-gag” laws in state legislatures now hope federal courts will overturn...

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• September 16, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted September 16, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center and the American Agricultural Law Association are co-sponsoring a webinar titled,...

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• September 5, 2013
• Elizabeth

Posted September 5, 2013 On October 10, 2013 from 12 – 1 p.m. (CDT), the National Agricultural Law Center and...

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• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Animal Welfare January 1, 1995 – May 19, 2025 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Animal Identification   July 7, 1975 – June 11, 2024   This index provides a comprehensive though not...

• May 1, 2013
• Elizabeth

Case Law Index Animal Feeding Operations January 1, 2002 – August 9, 2024 FIRST CIRCUIT Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. New...

• September 21, 2012
• Elizabeth

The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) will hold its 33rd Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from October 18-20 at the Downtown...

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• April 16, 2012
• Elizabeth

The National Agricultural Law Center is providing an online webinar titled, “Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Regulating Living Space.” The...

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• September 16, 2025
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Alternative Protein Laws State Compilation Emily Stone, NALC Staff Attorney Jakob Christopherson, NALC Research Fellow Emily Whitest, NALC Research Fellow As...

• July 17, 2025
• Ramie Parsons

by NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley Last week, the Trump administration reignited the legal fight over farm animal confinement laws,...

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• July 1, 2025
• Emily Stone

Jebadiah Schwager, Research Fellow Emily Stone, Staff Attorney It is no secret that the United States has the safest food supply...

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