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Animal Law Keyed to Wagman
Dorman v. Satti
Citation:
678 F. Supp. 375 (1988)Facts
Francelle Dorman, an animal rights activist, sought to engage in peaceful protest activities against hunting in Connecticut. The Connecticut legislature had enacted a hunter harassment statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-183a) that prohibited any person from interfering with or harassing another person engaged in the lawful taking of wildlife. The statute made it unlawful to “harass, intimidate, or intentionally disturb” any person engaged in hunting. Dorman feared that her planned protest activities, which included approaching hunters to discuss the morality of hunting and distributing literature, would violate this statute. She filed suit against Joseph Satti, a conservation officer responsible for enforcing the statute, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on the grounds that the statute violated her First Amendment rights.
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