Jordan Halliday

Jordan Halliday
Jordan Halliday
Halliday in Salt Lake City, 2009
Born (1987-08-11) August 11, 1987 (age 37)[1]
West Jordan, Utah, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forAnimal rights activism, Grand Jury Resistance
MovementAnarchist[2]
Websitesupportjordan.org

Jordan Cade Halliday (born August 11, 1987) is an American animal rights activist, former political prisoner, instructor, speaker, author, designer, artist and developer. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2009 on charges related to resisting that same federal grand jury. That grand jury was investigating local illegal animal rights activities, mainly concerning fur farm raids in Utah. He was jailed for nearly four months under a contempt of court order to compel him to testify.[3] He was later released and indicted on criminal contempt of court.[1][4] He pleaded no contest to "Criminal Contempt of Court" on July 27, 2010. The charge is a unique one in that it is sui generis, meaning it is neither a felony nor a misdemeanor. He was sentenced on November 3, 2010, to 10 months in prison with 3 years of probation upon release. He filed an appeal with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals which was denied.[5] He was accused of violating his terms by allegedly associating with the vegan straightedge. His house was raided by a dozen armed FBI agents and he started serving his sentence early on January 9, 2012. He was released on July 20, 2012, his civil time running concurrent with his criminal time. He was released with 3 years of probation. On August 8, 2013, he was granted early termination of supervision after filing a motion with his lawyer.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] [18] [19] [20][21]

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  4. ^ Jordan Halliday Released! Archived 2010-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, North American Animal Liberation Press Office
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  6. ^ "Animal-rights activist pleads guilty to contempt charge". Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  7. ^ July 27, | Posted-; P.m, 2010 at 4:00. "Animal rights activist pleads guilty to contempt in mink case". www.ksl.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Grand Jury Resister Jordan Halliday Accepts Plea". Civil Liberties Defence Center. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Activist pleads guilty to contempt in mink case". Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  10. ^ Call Out for Solidarity with Grand Jury Resistor Jordan Halliday Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Fruhwirth, Jesse. "Animal Rights Activist Pays the Price of Grand Jury Resistance". Salt Lake City Weekly. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Fruhwirth, Jesse. "Grand jury resistance, Midwest and Utah". Salt Lake City Weekly. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jordan Halliday Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison". Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  14. ^ "Recent Grand Juries". grandjuryresistance.org. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
  15. ^ "Motive company: interview with Jordan Halliday". Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.
  16. ^ "Utah animal activist loses appeal, makes music video about prison". Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  17. ^ "Activist Begins Prison Sentence for Refusing to Name Names and For Quoting Dave Chappelle". www.greenisthenewred.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  18. ^ "It's coming through the air; writings from the inside #1 / Jordan Halliday". Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  19. ^ ""'Extremist' or Journalist?" — TV Interview". www.greenisthenewred.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  20. ^ "JORDAN HALLIDAY RELEASED! - BITE BACK Magazine". Archived from the original on August 6, 2012.
  21. ^ "Jordan Halliday Released". www.becausewemust.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2022.