New Article in Denver Law Review

Back in February, I was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Denver Law Review symposium. In addition to being one of the premier law schools in the United States, the Sturm College of Law is also on the cutting edge of both animal protection and constitutional law. [Previously, I worked with Denver Law’s Justin Marceau as a plaintiff in a landmark First Amendment lawsuit that struck down Idaho’s ag-gag law as unconstitutional.]

Several of the many speakers were also invited to contribute articles for consideration by the law journal. I’m happy to say that my article was accepted, and I received my author copies this week. It is a particular honor to be featured alongside the dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, Vikram David Amar, and Martha Nussbaum—one of the most renowned philosophers of our time.

My article, “Sentinel Species: The Criminalization of Animal Rights Activists as ‘Terrorists,’ and What It Means for Civil Liberties in Trump’s America,” is available online.

Here’s the article’s abstract:

The animal rights movement has pioneered new, diverse forms of social activism that have rapidly redefined how we view animals. But those remarkable successes have been met with an increasingly aggressive backlash, including new terrorism laws, widespread surveillance, experimental prisons, and legislation explicitly criminalizing journalists and whistleblowers. This Article will explain how, if left unchecked, these attacks on animal advocacy will become a blueprint for the wider criminalization of dissent.

I hope you’ll check it out! Britches is clearly so excited to read it she couldn’t wait until I opened the box.