Ellen Levine v. Edward T. Schafer

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ELLEN LEVINE; BEVERLY ULBRICH;  KRISTA KIELMAN; GRETCHEN WALLERICH; KANDA BOYKIN; HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; EAST BAY ANIMAL ADVOCATES; WESTERN NORTH No. 08-16441 CAROLINA WORKERS’ RIGHTS CENTER; MISSISSIPPI POULTRY  D.C. No. CV 05-04764-MHP WORKERS FOR EQUALITY AND RESPECT, OPINION Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THOMAS J. VILSACK,* Defendant-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Marilyn Hall Patel, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted October 7,…