Free Talk Live - filming

'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing

planeswalker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:02 +0000

WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to film a Wednesday hearing on a controversial natural gas procurement practice. Republicans also denied the entrance of a credentialed ABC News news team that was attempting to film the event.

D.A. Prosecutes Brothers For Protesting Tax Policy

BenjaminBartholomew — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:30:22 +0000

Press release for the upcoming trial of Benjamin and Russell Bartholomew for a "TAXES=THEFT" sign.

Court of Appeals strikes down Cop Video recording ban

Nicholas Macha — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:48:57 +0000

First Circuit Court of Appeals finds that a state law banning recording of police officers in public is unconstitutional

Residents videotaping officers worries HPD's chief

Klaas — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:07:15 +0000

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland went on the defensive Thursday during a meeting with local journalists, saying officers have made recent traffic stops in which residents leave their vehicles to take pictures or shoot video — encounters he says could endanger officers and that have increased following the release of the Chad Holley beating footage.

Cops jail student who filmed police abuse; charged with "lynching"

ttie — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:23:15 +0000

Special Ed. High School student who videotaped a cop abusing a fellow student, charged with "lynching", held in jail over holidays on $155,000 bail, and offered a "deal" of 32 months in prison.

He never touched the cop.

Top Cop: You’re Arrested For Videotaping Us

Takeshi Kovacs — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:21:37 +0000

In the midst of swirling controversy about cops and cameras, Luis Luna was put under arrest for filming police in action—not by a rogue patrolman misunderstanding official department policy, but by none other than the assistant chief of police.

Tell Me Again, Who Can’t Film on Federal Property?

darrenlobo — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:36:32 +0000

Many times liberty activists handing out information for the Fully Informed Jury Association have been told that they can’t film on federal property by the US Marshals and other law enforcement officers at the US District courthouse in lower Manhattan, New York City. Things sure are different when they want the public to see a juicy criminal coming or going.