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Submitted by tapu dali on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:26pm

SCOTUS upholds California's shark fin law.

I know I'm linking to over there, but this is worth reading and recommending.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/05/25/1530959/-Supreme-Court-Upholds-...

Two Federal laws (passed in 2000 and strengthened in 2010) made removal of shark fins illegal, but did not ban the possession and sale of the fins. Every year millions of sharks are killed only for their fins. The remainder of the shark is dumped back into the ocean to die. A 2013 California law made possession and sale of shark fins illegal. A group including restaurant owners, shark fin suppliers and Chinese American community organizations filed suit against the state. Monday the United State Supreme Court upheld the California law.

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Submitted by Damnit Janet on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:27pm
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Hopefully it's timely too for my San Jose Sharks who are in game six of the Western Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup... it's a hockey thang. Biggrin

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Submitted by tapu dali on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:29pm
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Submitted by Gerrit on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:34pm
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Submitted by Damnit Janet on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:36pm
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Just good to know there are other hockey fans here. Biggrin

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Submitted by Gerrit on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 7:16am
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Submitted by Emmet on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 5:57pm

Takes me back to when a group urging Jerry Brown to sign the bill brought a bunch of corgis to Sacramento to lobby his corgi, Sutter. "Bark for the sharks!"

Here's a link to the story, with the video of corgis in shark fins:

http://www.themortonreport.com/blog/awesome-animals/corgis-lobby-califor...

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Submitted by Alex Ocana on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 6:01pm
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Good news!

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Submitted by GreyWolf on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 6:03pm
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U.S. court upholds California ban on shark fins - SFGate

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California Ban on Shark Fin Sales

Court of Appeals Upholds California Shark Fin Ban

Marin reformers prevail on shark fin ban as U.S. Supreme Court takes pass

Supremely good news for the campaign against shark finning

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Submitted by tapu dali on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 9:25pm
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... go "OT" (over there) if they wish not to.

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Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 8:55pm
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[video:https://youtu.be/pRhjWdr-LAA width:640 height:360]

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