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SUMMARY: Does a Public Actor Have the Right to Anonymity?  Animal Research 
 and Wider First Amendment Implications
DESCRIPTION: Should public decision-makers be allowed to remain anonymous? 
 Starting with the charged issue of animal research oversight\, this panel c
 onfronts the broader First Amendment implications of anonymity in public li
 fe. Join a powerhouse panel featuring Noah Feldman\, a Harvard University P
 rofessor and one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars\; Asher Sm
 ith\, General Counsel\, Litigation for the PETA Foundation\, […]
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