Court Upholds Free Speech for Activist in High-Profile Animal Rescue Case Against Perdue Farms
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – A Sonoma County judge declined a request on Wednesday from prosecutors to impose a gag order on animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg, allowing her to speak freely about her ongoing criminal case. Rosenberg is charged with rescuing four sick chickens from a Perdue-owned slaughterhouse in June 2023. Superior Court Judge Kenneth Gnoss deemed the proposed gag order “overbroad and vague by any constitutional standard.” His ruling highlighted the importance of public discourse surrounding the case, which features perspectives from both Rosenberg’s supporters and critics, including Bill Mattos, president of the California … Read more