Becky Schlikerman and Kristen Mack report: t’s not unusual or illegal for police officers to flip on a camera as they get out of their squad car to talk to a driver they’ve pulled over. But in Illinois, a civilian trying to make an audio recording of police in action is breaking the law. “It’s…
Category: Court
Judge weighs privacy of firms making political donations
Martiga Lohn reports: The future of a new Minnesota law that let the public know about polarizing political donations from Target Corp., Best Buy Co. and other companies rests with a federal judge who will decide whether to suspend the disclosure requirement on free speech grounds. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said Friday that he…
U.S. Prosecutors Eye WikiLeaks Charges While Sweden Brings Drops Rape Charges Against Assange- UPDATE
Adam Entous and Evan Perez of the Wall Street Journal report: Pentagon lawyers believe that online whistleblower group WikiLeaks acted illegally in disclosing thousands of classified Afghanistan war reports and other material, and federal prosecutors are exploring possible criminal charges, officials familiar with the matter said. A joint investigation by the Army and the Federal…
Court Overturns Order Blocking Newspaper From Printing Murder Suspect’s Photo
David Kravets reports: A California appeals court has overturned a Los Angeles judge’s order that prohibited the Los Angeles Times from publishing a photo of a quadruple murder defendant. “We conclude the superior court’s order precluding publication of photographs lawfully taken unconstitutionally violates the prohibition against prior restraint of speech,” (.pdf) the 2nd District Court…