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</font><font size=4><b>AETA Prosecution Thrown Out!<br><br>
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</b></font><font size=3>A California federal court judge has thrown out
the first ever prosecution under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of
the AETA 4 (Adriana Stumpo, Maryam Khjavi, Nathan Pope and Joseph
Buddenberg). The AETA 4 were accused of picketing and
handing out leaflets regarding animal experimenters--patently
constitutionally protected activities. The court granted
defendants' motions to dismiss on the basis that the indictment fails to
allege the facts of the crimes charged with sufficient specificity to
meet the requirements of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution and Fed.
R. Crim.P. 7(c)(1). The court granted the motion "without
prejudice," meaning that the government may re-file the charges
again if they so choose. But, for now, a victory for activists
everywhere!<br><br>
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