Alva Review-Courier -

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of provisions in a Kansas law that ban the secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil issued the permanent injunction after finding in January that the state's "Ag-Gag" law unconstitutionally criminalized free speech. The law, which was enacted in 1990, had made it a crime or anyone to take a picture or video at animal facilities without the owner's consent or to enter them under false pretenses.

"We are disappointed with the ruling and we will be evaluating the next ste...