On July 13th, defense attorneys for Joseph Buddenberg, Maryam Khajavi, Nathan Pope and Adriana Stumpo (the AETA 4) presented oral arguments on the motion to dismiss the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. The defense demanded that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) be struck down as unconstitutional before Judge Ronald Whyte of the United States District [...]

From the Center for Constitutional Rights:
U.S.A. v. Buddenberg is a federal prosecution of four animal rights activists in California for conspiracy to commit animal enterprise terrorism. On February 19th and 20th, the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI arrested four animal rights activists as “terrorists.” The indictment against Joseph Buddenberg, Maryam Khajavi, Nathan Pope [...]

In recent weeks, the Center for Constitutional Rights joined in the defense’s reply to the government’s opposition to the dismissal motion. The defense motion can be read in full at the CCR’s website at:
http://ccrjustice.org/files/Defendants%20Reply%20to%20Government%20Opposition%20to%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss.pdf