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Affirming the right to record police

Affirming the right to record police

by | May 20, 2015 | Articles, Blog

firBy Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, federal courts issued two decisions affirming the right of citizens to record police under the First Amendment. In Atlanta, a court held the police department in contempt of court for...

Know Your Rights for Unhoused

by | May 18, 2015 | Blog

We are currently updating, more information coming soon. Please stop back by this page in the future, we will be adding a Know Your Rights for Unhoused training video and more information soon. Resources Know Your Rights – Unhoused Brochure Know Your Rights-...

ALEC

by | May 18, 2015 | Blog

Resources on ALEC Corporate America’s Trojan Horse in the States Legislating Under the Influence: Money Power and the American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC: Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America (May 2010) School House Rock styled video about ALEC...

First Amendment victory in Pennsylvania

by | May 6, 2015 | Blog

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary & Cooperating Attorney Last week, a federal court in Pennsylvania struck down a state law aimed at restricting the free speech rights of prisoners. In Mumia Abu Jamal v. Kane, the court addressed a new state law in...

Glimmers of Hope

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Articles, Blog

By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare glimmer of hope in a case called Rodriguez v. United States. In the case, the court held that police cannot extend a routine traffic stop to use a drug...

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