court topples private property protection bill

North Carolina passed an Ag-Gag bill that prohibited disclosure of “undercover animal-cruelty investigations and publiciz[ing] what they uncover.” The bill left the legislature and made a very fast trip to the courts. The court said that protecting private property rights is good and all but limiting free speech is not.

Harvard Univeristy | Property Law Developments | Fourth Circuit strikes down North Carolina’s “ag-gag” law under the First Amendment