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Two death penalty cases and free speech at animal facilities

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Andrus further argues that the Texas court’s decision conflicts with “vertical stare decisis,” the principle that lower courts must follow the Supreme Court’s decisions. In Georgia, a defendant invoking Atkins v. In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov. Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute. Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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