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BLUM v. HOLDER

Civil Action No. 11-12229-JLT.

930 F.Supp.2d 326 (2013)

Sarahjane BLUM; Ryan Shapiro; Lana Lehr; Lauren Gazzola; and Iver Robert Johnson III, Plaintiffs, v. Eric HOLDER, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

March 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander A. Reinert , c/o Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Alexis Agathocleous , Rachel Meeropol , Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY, David Milton , Howard Friedman , Law Offices of Howard Friedman, P.C., Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

Bryan R. Diederich , United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, George B. Henderson, III , United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, Mark J. Grady , United States Attorney's Office, Worcester, MA, for Defendant.

Vanessa L. Smith , Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP, Springfield, MA, for Baystate Medical Center, Inc.

Mark C. Fleming , Wilmer Hale LLP, Boston, MA, Seth P. Waxman , Pro Hac Vice, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus.

Abraham R. Wagner , Pro Hac Vice, Law Offices of Abraham Wagner, Los Angeles, CA, Brian D. Tobin , David D. Tobin PC, Wellesley, MA, David J. Nathanson , Wood & Nathanson, LLP, Boston, MA, for Amicus.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs Sarahjane Blum, Ryan Shapiro, Lana Lehr, Lauren Gazzola, and Iver Robert Johnson III, dedicated animal rights activists, bring this facial and as-applied challenge to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ("AETA"),1 a criminal statute that prohibits acts of violence against animal enterprises and the persons and entities connected with those enterprises...

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