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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...
Affirming the right to record police

Filming the Police on your cell phone

by | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog

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...

Copwatching

by | May 6, 2014 | Blog

Copwatching Copwatching, sometimes called Police Watching, in its current incarnation is believed to have started in the early 1990’s in Berkeley, CA, but citizens have had their eye on cops throughout history. The group in Berkeley remains an authority in the...

Victory for Schlossberg and Cop Watch

by | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog

On Monday, January 23rd, a federal jury ruled that Sergeant Solesbee used excessive force in an arrest of environmental activist Josh Schlossberg. The CLDC has been working tirelessly for years on Schlossberg’s case and is pleased with the verdict. We hope that...

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