United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiffs' pre-enforcement challenge to the anti-animal-fighting provisions of the Animal Welfare Act is affirmed where none of the following alleged injuries sufficed to confer standing for plaintiffs' action: 1) plaintiffs' economic injuries caused by the AWA; 2) the plaintiffs' fear of false prosecution under the AWA and resulting "chill" on the plaintiffs' conduct; 3) the AWA's violation of plaintiffs' constitutional rights; and 4) the AWA's violation of the principles of federalism contained in the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Amendments.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2010
• Published 04/09/2010

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• United States Sixth Circuit

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