The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al.
Amici Curiae
Lucy A. Dalglish, Counsel of Record The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is joined in this brief by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, National Public Radio, The New York Times Company, and 10 other media organizations. Lucy Dalglish is executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on July 23, 2009.Section 48 of Title 18 of the United States Code criminalizes a wide variety of valuable speech about the use and abuse of animals. Amici…