Eighth Circuit: Intent Requirements in Iowa's New 'Ag-Gag' Law Are Not Unconstitutional Restrictions on Speech
In Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld Iowa Code Section 717A.3B(1)(a)-(b) (2019), prohibiting using deception to access an agricultural production facility with intent to cause harm to the facility, and using deception in an employment application, on a matter that would reasonably result in denial of employment at an agricultural facility, with the intent to cause harm to the facility.