1st Amendment

3rd Circuit in Philadelphia case: 1st Amendment protects recording police in public

Some notable passages from today’s 3rd Circuit opinion in Fields v. City of Philadelphia, holding that there is a First Amendment right to record police officers in public, written by Circuit Judge Thomas L. Ambro: the District Court focused on whether Plaintiffs had an expressive intent, such …

EFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda Law

EFF will represent targets of copyright troll Prenda LawCopyright trolls sue lots of people to extract settlements from those who can’t afford to litigate in the face of potentially massive statutory damages. Their claims are often facially lacking in merit and instead leverage intimidation and …