FAC and SPJ NorCal warn Sausalito city and Marin County officials of potential violations of federal and state law in the arrest of photographer Jeremy Portje.
The public has a right of access to search warrant materials and should be able to challenge indefinite, wholesale secrecy.
Transcript: Protest & Pushback Return to the Protest & Pushback main page → [Sound of protest scenes and montage] The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer spurred a movement that touched nearly all aspects of American life. Fueled by rights afforded by the First Amendment, the country experienced an historic uprising not seen since the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. The reignited movement for Black lives led to concrete changes in
A Christian ministry is asking the U.S Supreme Court to hear its case against the South Poverty Law Center for designating the ministry as a “hate group.” The ministry claims that Times v. Sullivan enables “reputational terrorism” while escaping the responsibilities under defamation law. (Fox News, December 1, 2021, by Tyler O’Neil) Justice Neil Gorsuch recently expressed his opinion in a dissent that Times v. Sullivan’s actual malice standard was less appropriate today given the
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to establish the right of citizens to record police performing their duties. The department uses videos taken by the public to investigate police misconduct. (The Gazette, November 25, 2021, by Michael Karlik) A number of cases exist upholding the right, but there is no nationwide protection. The DOJ filed a brief in a case before the 10th Circuit involving a man