Law360, San Francisco (November 8, 2017, 9:37 PM EST) -- The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a federal judge’s decision to keep alive charges against two men that were brought under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act over allegedly freeing 2,000 minks and vandalizing a mink farm, rejecting arguments that the statute improperly labels nonviolent actors as terrorists. A unanimous three-judge panel found that AETA doesn't violate the First Amendment rights of defendants Kevin Johnson and Tyler Lang, because the statute doesn't prohibit advocacy that doesn't destroy property. The panel also rejected arguments AETA is vague or overly broad, finding that the law does not encourage discriminatory prosecutions. Additionally, the panel rejected...

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