On Monday, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis, Missouri reversed prior decisions on two Iowa state “ag-gag” laws, ruling neither is an unconstitutional restriction of free speech.
The first decision issued by the three-judge panel involved a prior ruling in the Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds. In that case, the court considered an Iowa law that prohibited accessing an agricultural production facility by false pretenses and making a false statement or misrepresentation as part of the application process for employment at such a facility. The judges concluded that…
