This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Civil Rights

Jan. 28, 2020

Falconers can fight free speech claims against federal restrictions, judge rules

The plaintiffs challenged federal rules they say illegally prevent them from making money off of their passion and subject them to illegal warrantless searches, making claims under the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments.

Falconers can fight free speech claims against federal restrictions, judge rules
A hawk perches on the hand of master falconer Nricco Iseppi, an independent contractor for Airstrike Bird Control, in Malibu, Calif. (New York Times News Service)

A group of falconers, led by a Stanislaus County public defender, will get to continue their free speech case against the U.S. government after soaring past a motion to dismiss their claims.

The plaintiffs challenged federal rules they say illegally prevent them from making money off of their passion and subject them to illegal warrantless searches, making claims under the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments. The plaintiffs include t...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up