The objective of the Animal Law Section’s 2023 Live CLE is to discuss animal law in practice by local and national litigators and professors as well as relevant jurisprudence and legislation in animal law. Topics to be discussed include the Truth in Labeling Food Products Act, the legislative and litigation history leading to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, what lawyers and policy can do about animal agriculture’s effect on the climate crisis, federal dogfighting investigations and prosecutions, adoption certainty after Roark v. Fuselier, and ethical and professionalism issues that arise throughout the practice of animal law. The purposeof the CLE is to give the members of the Louisiana State Bar Association an update on Animal Law legislation and litigation as well as confront ethical and professionalism dilemmas that arise in this area of law. The CLE will also provide the members with ideas
for incorporating Animal Law into their practice areas.  The program has been approved 7 credit hours including 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism.

AGENDA
8:00 – 8:30 REGISTRATION

HOUR 1

8:30 – 9:30
Machelle Hall – A discussion regarding animal adoption certainty after Roark v. Fuselier
(1 Hour)

5 minute break


HOUR 2

9:35 – 10:35
Daina Bray – A discussion regarding how our treatment of animals drives the climate crisis, how the climate crisis harms animals, and what lawyers and policy can do about it
(1 Hour)

5 minute break


HOUR 3

10:40 – 11:40
Machelle Hall – Animal Law Ethics Jeopardy - A discussion regarding ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in animal law
(1 Hour – Ethics)

11:40 – 12:40 Lunch – Provided at the Hotel


HOUR 4

12:40 – 1:40
Bruce Wagman – A discussion regarding the more than fifteen years of legislative and litigation work that led to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
(1 Hour)

5 minute break


HOUR 5

1:45 – 2:45
Matthew D. Evans – A discussion regarding federal dogfighting investigations and prosecutions
(1 Hour)

5 minute break

HOUR 6

2:50 – 3:50
Machelle Hall – Dealing Professionally with Typical Psychologies and Animal Behaviors in Animal Law
(1 Hour – Professionalism)

5 minute break

HOUR 7

3:55 – 4:55
Tarak Anada – A discussion regarding the Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act including the implications and constitutionality of that statute and litigation relative to same
(1 Hour)