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HUMANE SOCIETY OF U.S. v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Civil Action No. 07-1233 (JR).

609 F.Supp.2d 85 (2009)

The HUMANE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Russell Lovvorn, Kimberly Denise Ockene, Rebecca Gerber Judd, The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Christopher Blake Harwood, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.

The Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. § 2156, makes it unlawful to use the United States mail to advertise an animal or certain sharp instruments for use in "animal fighting ventures." The Postal Reorganization Act renders mail that is punishable under the Animal Welfare Act "nonmailable." 39 U.S.C. § 3001. Invoking those statutes, the Humane Society of the United States petitioned the United States...

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