Filming the Police on your cell phone
GPS tracking and cell phone searches require warrants By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney There have been a few very disturbing videos of police brutality posted on the internet this past week. A bystander recorded Walter Scott shot...Death in Custody Reporting Act
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Last week, two stories of police shootings on opposite sides of the country made the news. The Seattle Times reported the story of a man who was sleeping in bed when two police officers opened his...Black Lives Matter
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary and Cooperating Attorney Next week, on Thursday April 2nd, there will be a national day of action in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. This national day of action comes fresh on the heels of a U.S. Department of...Federal Appeals Court Confirms Right to Protest
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board Secretary & Cooperating Attorney On March 10, 2015, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in a case called CPR for Skid Row v. City of Los Angeles. CPR is a group that advocates for the rights of people who...