Editorials & Op. Eds

Take the Gag Off Food Safety Issues
by J. Robert Hatherill
From:
Los Angeles Times
April 12, 1999
Safe Win or Lose, Dissing Food Can be Costly
by Ronald K.L. Collins & Jonathan Bloom
From:
The National Law Journal
March 1, 1999

CNN Interview with Prof. Richard Epstein concerning food-disparagement laws

From:
CNN Interview

Book Publishing & Food Libel Laws
by Ronald K.L. Collins

From:
National Law Journal
June 22, 1998

Who is Behind the “Veggie Libel Laws”? & The Oprah Verdict: Good News and Bad News
by Michele Simon

From:
Vegan Online Magazine
March 16, 1998

Veggie Libel, Wilted Press
by Ken Silverstein

From:
The Nation
April 20, 1998

The High Cost of Free Speech
by Robert Miraldi

From:
Poughkeepsie Journal-Gannett Newspapers

April 5, 1998.

“Veggie-Libel” Law Still Poses a Threat
by Ronald K.L. Collins & Paul McMasters

From:
Legal Times
March 23, 1998

Food For Thought — And Speech
by Nadine Strossen

From:
Intellectual Capital.com
February 26, 1998

United Farm Workers Oppose Veggie-Libel Laws
by Marc Grossman

From:
Bakersfield Californian
February 19, 1998

Speech on food safety is on trial
by Ronald K.L. Collins

From:
Baltimore Sun
February 1, 1998

Food Safety Critics Need Free-Speech Protection; Texas Law Is Too Strict
by Ronald K.L. Collins

From:
New York Times
January 26, 1998

Oprah Suit -- What Happens When Laws Stifle Debate
by Gary L. Francione and Anna E. Charlton

From:
San Francisco Chronicle
January 23, 1998

Ranchers Have a Silly Beef with Oprah Winfrey Remark
by Molly Ivins

From:
Philadelphia Daily News
January 12, 1998
Defaming cattle or damaging democracy?
by Paul McMasters
From:
Freedom Forum

January 7, 1998

Food slander laws in the US: the Criminalization of Dissent
Editorial

From:
The Ecologist
Nov-Dec 1997

Libel Concerns Are A Reality For Scientists Who Speak Out In Public
by Robert Finn

From:
The Scientist
March 18, 1996