Pacific Legal Foundation: Award-Winning Artist Files Suit Over Missouri's American Indian Art Law
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 20 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
A federal lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri challenges a Missouri law that prevents an American Indian artist from talking truthfully about her art and, in turn, threatens her livelihood. Peggy Fontenot is an award-winning American Indian photographer and artist, specializing in hand-made beaded jewelry and cultural items. Her art has b . . .
A federal lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri challenges a Missouri law that prevents an American Indian artist from talking truthfully about her art and, in turn, threatens her livelihood. Peggy Fontenot is an award-winning American Indian photographer and artist, specializing in hand-made beaded jewelry and cultural items. Her art has b . . .