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The law targets those who commit criminal acts “dangerous to human life” that “appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population” or influence government policy.
Aug 20, 2021 · The Transnational Threats Project’s Examining Extremism series provides an overview and assessment of U.S. animal rights extremists—violent, far-left extremists who aim to end the real or perceived abuse and exploitation of animals through sabotage and violence.
May 18, 2004 · In recent years, the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front have become the most active criminal extremist elements in the United States. Despite the destructive aspects of ALF...
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an international, leaderless, decentralized movement that emerged in Britain in the 1970s, evolving from the Bands of Mercy. It operates without a formal leadership structure and engages in direct actions aimed at opposing animal cruelty.
In United States law, an Alford plea, also called a Kennedy plea in West Virginia, [1] an Alford guilty plea, [2] [3] [4] and the Alford doctrine, [5] [6] [7] is a guilty plea in criminal court, [8] [9] [10] whereby a defendant in a criminal case does not admit to the criminal act and asserts innocence, but accepts imposition of a sentence.
The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (P.L. 109-374) expands the federal government’s legal authority to combat animal rights extremists who engage in criminal activity. Signed into law in November 2006, it amended the Animal Enterprise Protection Act of. 1992 (P.L. 102-346).
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Over the past 3 years, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for 2 attacks at the Louisiana State University. ALF's first attack at LSU occurred on September 24, 2003, in a School of Veterinary Medicine facility used for inhalation and toxicology research.
