A Case of Significant Evil: Animal Law, Activism, and Constitutional Rights

A Case of Significant Evil: Animal Law, Activism, and Constitutional Rights

January 30, 2026 · 1h 19m

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Mariann Sullivan interviews Wayne Hsiung and attorney Steffen Seitz about Wayne's conviction related to animal rescues and the legal implications surrounding it.

In this compelling episode, Mariann Sullivan interviews Wayne Hsiung and attorney Steffen Seitz about Wayne’s conviction following animal rescues at factory farms in California. The case hinges on several groundbreaking legal arguments, including the judge’s refusal to allow a necessity defense for rescuing suffering animals, constitutional concerns about the treatment of veganism as a belief system, and First Amendment implications for…

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