Resources
The conference presenters submitted the following materials. The materials, although not necessarily written by the individual speakers, are relevant to their panel topics and will be applicable to attorneys seeking continuing legal education (CLE) credits for attending the conference. We did not have binders or CD/DVDs of materials available for purchase at the conference, but attendees are able to access this page via their computer or the Animal Law Conference Mobile App.
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Keynote Presentations
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District of Oregon
- Animal protection poised for big wins in new Congress
- PACT Act
- Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
- Safeguard American Food Exports Act
- PAST Act
- PREPARED Act
- Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act
Maneesha Deckha, University of Victoria Faculty of Law
Introduction to the Legal Status of Animals
Joyce Tischler, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
Understanding Our Clients: Philosphy, Ethology and the Law
Angela Fernandez, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Becca Franks, New York University
- Franks PPT – ALC 2019
- Positive Welfare for Fishes: Rationale and Areas for Future Study
- Fish are smart and feel pain: What about joy?
- What do animals want?
Ramona Ilea, PhD, Pacific University of Oregon
More than Property: Advancing Animal Status within the Crinimal Justice System
Lora Dunn, Animal Legal Defense Fund
- Dunn PPT – ALC 2019
- A Dog is not a Stereo
Posted with permission from the Animal Law Review. Click here for subscription information. - Animal Cruelty Issues: What Juvenile and Family Court Judges Need to Know
Jake Kamins, Benton County District Attorney’s Office
Melina Merck, DVM, Veterinary Forensics Consulting, LLC
Transforming Animals’ Status through Civil Litigation
Matthew Liebman, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Kevin Schneider, Nonhuman Rights Project
- Schneider PPT – ALC 2019
- The Struggle for the Legal Rights of Nonhuman Animals Begins: The Experience of the Nonhuman Rights Project in New York and Connecticut
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Delcianna Winders, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
- Winders PPT – ALC 2019
- Tilikum v SeaWorld – Complaint
- Tilikum v SeaWorld – Decision
- Naruto v Slater – Complaint
- Naruto v Slater – Opinion
- A Slave by Any Other Name Is Still a Slave: The Tilikum Case and Application of the Thirteenth Amendment to Nonhuman Animals
- Here’s Why the ‘Monkey Selfie’ Case Is Actually a Legal Step Forward for Animal Rights
All the World’s a Stage: Raising the Curtain on International Animal Advancements
Rajesh Reddy, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
Amy P. Wilson, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
Sound Animal Representation: Navigating Legal Ethics and Compassion Fatigue as an Advocate for Animals
Russ Mead, Lewis & Clark Law School
Michelle Kirton, Lewis & Clark Law School & David Rosengard, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Law Clinicians: Training the Next Generation
Kathy Hessler, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School & Kim Connolly, University of Buffalo School of Law
- Connolly Hessler PPT – ALC 2019
- The Role of the Animal Law Clinic
- Enriching Animal Law with Restorative Justice Practices: Initial Thoughts on Opportunities for Inclusion
- Protecting Ireland’s Most Threatened Fish
- Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation
- Building from Scratch: University of Georgia School of Law’s Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills
Electing Representatives who Represent Animals
Danielle Moser, Oregon Wild & Brian Posewitz, Humane Voters Oregon & Diana Urban, Protecting Kids and Pets Partnership
Animals, Robots and Persons yet Unknown
Kate Darling, MIT Media Lab
- “Who’s Johnny?” Anthropomorphic Framing in Human-Robot Interaction, Integration, and Policy
- Extending Legal Protection to Social Robots: The Effects of Anthropomorphism, Empathy, and Violent Behavior Towards Robotic Objects
Dr. Paresh Kathrani, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Do Androids Dream of Asylum? The Blade Runner Films (1982, 2017) and Fear of the ‘Other’
- ‘Please Alexa’: are we beginning to recognise the rights of intelligent machines?
- Object or Subject? The Ongoing ‘Objectification’ of Asylum Seekers
- Long-term relationships as a benchmark for robot personhood
- Legal personality of robots, corporations, idols and chimpanzees: a quest for legitimacy
- Turing’s People: Personhood, Artificial Intelligence and Polular
- The boundaries of legal personhood: how spontaneous intelligence can problematise differences between humans, artificial intelligence, companies and animals
Creative Approaches to Fighting Climate Change
Randall Abate, Monmouth University
- Abate PPT – ALC 2019
- Tackling the Problem of CAFOs and Climate Change: A New Path to Improved Animal Welfare?
Jessica Blome, Greenfire Law, PC
- Juliana v United States – Opinion and Order
- ALDF v United States – Motion to Dismiss, Stay
- ALDF v United States – Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Alternative Motion for Stay
- ALDF v United States – Final Judgment