This fall, for the first time in more than 15 years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a major animal protection case. The high court will decide whether to uphold a 1999 federal law that bans the commercial sale of videos depicting extreme and illegal acts of animal cruelty , such as dogfighting and other deliberate and malicious acts. The legislation at issue was introduced by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) and was prompted by an HSUS investigation that uncovered a shockingly wid