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A Victory for Recording in Public!
My apologies to Justin Silverman for bumping the second half of his excellent blog post about the BART phone blackout with this breaking news -- I urge you to read Justin's posts as well. The CMLP is...
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Tell Us, Judge Posner, Who Watches the Watchmen?
In what is now their widelypublicizedexchange, U.S. Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner took attorney Richard O'Brien to task last week for arguing that the Illinois eavesdropping statute should be...
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CMLP Guide to Reporting on Occupy Protests Goes Mobile!
For those of you who asked for our legal guide to reporting on Occupy Wall Street in a more portable format, we have good news! Our good friends at the First Amendment Coalition have graciously...
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Privacy v. Public Access in the Emerald City
For the past few years here in Seattle, a fascinating debate has been brewing about the balance between government transparency and citizens' privacy, particularly at the intersection of the state...
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Is It a Prior Restraint for Police to Delete Video of Their Conduct?
A pedicab driver was arrested in D.C. recently for pretending to record police arresting one of his passengers. He wasn’t actually filming anything – apparently he wasn’t even sure how to operate his...
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The Wasted Effort of Connecticut's Feeble Cop-Recording Bill
Connecticut, like most states these days it seems, has been having a problem with cops interfering with people photographing or filming them. Members of the Connecticut legislature are concerned about...
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The Score in Illinois: First Amendment 2, Eavesdropping Law 1
Once again, the CMLP is pleased to report that the First Amendment has scored an important victory in a case involving the recording of police officers in public. Last summer saw the strong pro-First...
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Citizen Counter-Surveillance of the Police? There's an App For That.
Despite the welcome 7th Circuit decision in ACLU v. Alvarez on May 8 that directed a federal district court to enjoin the application of the Illinois eavesdropping statute to an ACLU police...
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DOJ's Public Statements Provide a Road Map for Citizens to Sue in Cop...
Qualified immunity for police might be a thing of the past In May 2010, Christopher Sharp used his cell phone to record video of his friend being arrested by the Baltimore Police at the Preakness...
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We would like to congratulate Without My Consent on its one-year anniversary, and announce an exciting event in celebration! Without My Consent is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to...
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A Camera Records in Boca, Part One
As is now commonly known, on May 17, 2012, presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a series of very candid comments at a private fundraiser held in the Boca Raton home of private equity manager Marc...
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A Camera Records in Boca, Part Two
Today's post is a continuation of my analysis of the laws implicated by the recording of Mitt Romney's remarks at a fundraiser held at a private home in Boca Raton, Florida, on May 17, 2012. Part One...
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Another Go-Round with Recording the Police in Massachusetts
Last Thursday, according to the Shrewsbury Daily Voice, Irving Espinosa-Rodrigue was arraigned in Westborough District Court for making a recording of a police officer in violation of Massachusetts'...
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"Newsgathering in Massachusetts" Guide Now Available Online!
The Digital Media Law Project is pleased to announce the online release of its new legal resource, Newsgathering in Massachusetts, co-produced with the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic. Our new...
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Cyborg Journalists: How Google Glass Can Change Journalism
Wearable technology is creeping into society, gradually finding its way onto the street and into the gym, offices, classrooms, and more. Though not yet widely commercially available, Google Glass is...
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A Victory for Recording in Public!
My apologies to Justin Silverman for bumping the second half of his excellent blog post about the BART phone blackout with this breaking news -- I urge you to read Justin's posts as well. The CMLP is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tell Us, Judge Posner, Who Watches the Watchmen?
In what is now their widelypublicizedexchange, U.S. Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner took attorney Richard O'Brien to task last week for arguing that the Illinois eavesdropping statute should be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CMLP Guide to Reporting on Occupy Protests Goes Mobile!
For those of you who asked for our legal guide to reporting on Occupy Wall Street in a more portable format, we have good news! Our good friends at the First Amendment Coalition have graciously...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Privacy v. Public Access in the Emerald City
For the past few years here in Seattle, a fascinating debate has been brewing about the balance between government transparency and citizens' privacy, particularly at the intersection of the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is It a Prior Restraint for Police to Delete Video of Their Conduct?
A pedicab driver was arrested in D.C. recently for pretending to record police arresting one of his passengers. He wasn’t actually filming anything – apparently he wasn’t even sure how to operate his...
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