BOISE - A federal judge has ruled that Idaho's law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Monday the law violates the First Amendment. A coalition of animal activists, civil rights groups and media organizations sued the state more than a year ago,
Judge Rules Idaho ‘Ag Gag’ Law Banning Filming Of Animal Abuse Illegal
Idaho lawmakers approved the law in 2014 after the state’s $2.5 billion dairy industry complained that videos of cows being abused at a southern Idaho dairy filmed in 2012 unfairly hurt their business.