Tag: Captive Animals
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“It Needed to be Here”: Morgan Mercer on Law-Based Animal Advocacy
Read More: “It Needed to be Here”: Morgan Mercer on Law-Based Animal AdvocacyMorgan Mercer walks into the orientation fair at the University of South Carolina’s law school. She has a clear purpose for being there: joining the school’s chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund [SALDF]. Mercer volunteers at local animal shelters [Pawmetto Lifeline and Final Victory Animal Rescue in Columbia, SC] and has researched student…
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Reframing Legal Education: A Conversation with Morgan Mercer
Read More: Reframing Legal Education: A Conversation with Morgan MercerMorgan Mercer, a third-year law student, revived the University of South Carolina’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] in 2023. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Mercer is passionate about bringing justice to corporations and individuals that use their wealth to evade accountability and exploit the vulnerable, including nonhuman animals. Using tabling, Lunch-and-Learns,…
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“Animals Touch Every Type of Law”: An Interview with Morgan Mercer
Read More: “Animals Touch Every Type of Law”: An Interview with Morgan MercerMorgan Mercer, a third-year law student, revived the University of South Carolina’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] in 2023. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Mercer is passionate about bringing justice to corporations and individuals that use their wealth to evade accountability and exploit the vulnerable, including nonhuman animals. Using tabling, Lunch-and-Learns,…