first amendment

Kyle Rittenhouse Didn’t Act Alone: Law Enforcement Must Be Held Accountable The massive show of force from 40 law enforcement agencies in Kenosha didn’t make anyone safer. 19 November 2021 For two weeks, we’ve heard trial testimony and seen evidence of the events that occurred on August 25...

The Supreme Court Declines To Determine if You Have a First Amendment Right To Film the Police 1 November 2021 The Supreme Court has just refused to hear a case at the nexus of police abuse and the First Amendment, declining to consider a petition from a man who says his free speech rights...

Students Have Rights: Court Dumps Evidence After Cops Rely On A Month-Old Anonymous Tip To Search A Minor 9 November 2021 As courts seemingly have to remind school administrators (and their partners in unconstitutional crime, school police officers), students -- even minors -- still have...

SCOTUS Has Made It Practically Impossible To Sue a Rights-Violating Federal Officer 11 November 2021 Several recent Supreme Court decisions have made it practically impossible to sue a federal officer over alleged violations of constitutional rights. Now the Court has agreed to hear a case...

Lawsuit Claims Cops, Prosecutors 'Fabricated Evidence' Against BLM Protesters 14 July 2021 Over a dozen anti-police brutality protesters filed a new lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the Phoenix Police Department and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office colluded to maliciously prosecute them...

Cops Arrested Her for Exercising Her First Amendment Rights. They Got Qualified Immunity—but the Appeals Court Wasn't Having It 3 November 2021 Whether you can exercise your First Amendment rights freely depends, in some cases, on where you live and what judges happen to hear your plea...

Florida activist says cop warned her not to wear condo costume to Halloween party 29 October 2021 Imagine getting a spooky call from a cop warning you not to wear a boxy condo costume to a Halloween party. Hollywood mom Cat Uden says it happened to her. Uden has emerged in the past few...

“Javi is a bad cop protected by bad leaders ...” ... For instance, Miami attorney Leonard Fenn said he was shocked when an appeals-court judge sided with Ortiz and other officers involved in the violent arrest of his client, a man named Francois Alexandre, when police cleared the streets of...

Court Tells Arkansas Troopers That Muting Anti-Cop Terms On Its Facebook Page Violates The 1st Amendment 18 October 2021 When government entities use private companies to interact with the public, it can cause some confusion. Fortunately, this isn't a new problem with no court precedent...

Body-camera footage became a focal point of the trial. For months, prosecutors resisted attempts to share evidence of the incident, contending it wasn’t required in a simple misdemeanor case and it would be too costly. When a judge eventually ordered them otherwise, police revealed Wilson hadn’t...

Investigation: CBP Targeted Journalists, Illegally Shared Info With Mexico, And Attempted To Cover It All Up 5 October 2021 A couple of years ago, documents surfaced that showed the CBP was placing journalists, activists, and immigration lawyers on some form of a watchlist, which would allow...

Cops Get Qualified Immunity After Jailing Florida Man for 'I Eat Ass' Bumper Sticker 28 September 2021 New life was injected into a free speech legal saga over an "I Eat Ass" bumper sticker yesterday when a federal judge ruled that the expression might violate Florida's obscenity law and...

Sheriff Joseph Konrath (left) and Deputy Cameron Klump (right) Wisconsin high schooler wins lawsuit against sheriff over COVID-19 social media post 24 September 2021 A Wisconsin high schooler on Friday won her lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy who allegedly threatened her with arrest if...

Massachusetts Supreme Court Being Asked To Decide Whether Cops Can Engage In Warrantless Surveillance Of Social Media Users 23 September 2021 The top court in Massachusetts is asking itself (and legal counsel representing both sides) questions that -- on the surface level -- don't really...