The Case of Banning the Truth in a Public Park | First Amendment, Animal Agriculture & Free Speech

About this episode

This episode explores a First Amendment case regarding the rights of activists to expose the realities of animal agriculture.

In this thought-provoking episode of the Animal Law Podcast, we dive into a First Amendment case that cuts straight to the heart of animal advocacy: can the government prevent activists from showing the public what actually happens to animals in industrial agriculture? Mariann speaks with Sara Berinhout of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and John Greil of the University…

People in this episode

Guests: Sara Berinhout, John Greil

Topics covered

• First Amendment
• animal advocacy
• industrial agriculture
• free speech

Keywords

• animal law
• government regulation
• activism

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