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Appeals court dismisses challenge to Iowa 'ag gag' law

A federal circuit court on Thursday dismissed a first amendment challenge to an Iowa law that criminalizes recording while trespassing on farms and private property, finding that landowners who eject intruders using their property rights also exercise a “lesser right” to stop them from unlawfully recording.


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Iowa 'ag gag' law doesn't survive court scrutiny

A federal judge has struck down Iowa’s most recent attempt to enact a so-called “ag gag law” that would have criminalized undercover investigations at animal confinement facilities, finding that “the state … may not single out individuals for special punishment based on their critical viewpoint of agricultural practices.”
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