Animal Rights Activists Indicted as “Terrorists” For Home Protests
Posted in Activists Arrested, Legal Issues on Mar 19th, 2009
When four animal rights activists were arrested under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, it was unclear how prosecutors would proceed, and what specific accusations the activists would face. Now, the government indictment, available here for the first time, makes it strikingly clear that prosecutors intend to use terrorism laws to target First Amendment activity.
