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Point of Law
Know the Limits of Your First Amendment Rights
Law enforcement officers can be disciplined for speaking their minds. Here's a primer on how the First Amendment covers and doesn't cover you on the job.
April 24, 2020
Patrol
Justices Divided Over N.J. Police Officer's First Amendment Case
Heffernan was demoted to patrol officer the next day and told it was because of his "overt" involvement in a political campaign. But was it a First Amendment issue?
January 21, 2016
Point of Law
Point of Law: First Amendment Audits and The Law
Every law enforcement officer needs to know what the courts have said about the publicâs right to video you performing your duties.
June 15, 2022
Patrol
Supreme Court Considering When Arrests Violate First Amendment
âYou can think of it,â Justice Elena Kagan said, âas a case where an individual police officer, you know, decides to arrest for jaywalking somebody wearing a âBlack Lives Matterâ T-shirt or, alternatively, a âMake America Great Againâ cap.â
November 28, 2018
Point of Law
Point of Law: Responding to First Amendment Audits
In most cases, people have a right to video officers on duty. Agencies must be prepared to deal with these âauditorsâ in a constitutionally sound manner.
July 6, 2022
Training
How To Understand First Amendment Rights for Public Employees
As a law enforcement officer, what can you say without negatively affecting yourself and your agency?
December 4, 2017
Point of Law
Man Files First Amendment Violation Suit Against Colorado Officers
Sexton was watching officers distribute speeding tickets in the city's downtown area on January 30, 2019, when he began filming and yelling obscenities and insults at officers, including "F*** the police."
August 5, 2020
Point of Law
Federal Court Rules Philly Officers Fired Over Social Media Posts can Sue Department Under First Amendment
The suit stemmed from a scandal that erupted in 2019, when a website dubbed the Plain View Project published a database of offensive social media posts made by police officers in several cities, including Philadelphia.
June 12, 2023
Patrol
Seattle Protesters' Lawsuit Says Their Need to Buy Armor to Protect Against Police Riot Response Violates Their First Amendment Rights
The lawsuit claims that protesters who take part in these rallies have to face the possibility of police response and âmust purchase expensive equipment to be assured that they will be able to protest safely.â
August 5, 2020
Patrol
Cincinnati Police Hire First External Chief
Chief James Craig, who takes over the department in July, is the first chief selected under Issue 5, a charter amendment approved by voters in 2001 that permits the city to consider internal and external candidates for chief.
June 29, 2011
Technology
Gun Group Sues Honolulu Police Over Facebook Posts
A gun-advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit against the Honolulu Police Department, claiming officers infringed their First Amendment rights by deleting posts from the department's Facebook page.
August 22, 2012
Command
Fired Chief Acevedo Sues City of Miami
In the court filing, Acevedo claims that the city, manager and three commissioners violated his First Amendment rights and illegally retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on what he describes as a toxic stew of corruption and wrongdoing.
January 19, 2022
Point of Law
Man Sues NYPD Over Right To Record in Police Stations
"Our contention is [the NYPD's] rule, and the way this rule was written, and the way this rule is implemented, since it's an absolute ban, is not narrowly tailored and, therefore, will violate the First Amendment," LatinoJustice attorney Andrew Case said.
July 26, 2023
Point of Law
Daigle Law Group to Hold Use-of-Force Summit in December
Issues covered include: use-of-force trends, de-escalation and incapacitation, developing scenario-based training, how video is being weaponized, crowd control and First Amendment protection, force reporting and force investigation, public perception of police and use of force, and police and media relations.
June 24, 2020
Patrol
Baton Rouge Mayor, Police Chief Announce Internal Investigation of Sterling Shooting
"The people of this parish have been civil in their reaction to a long and frustrating process from federal and state authorities and now of course citizens of this parish have every right to peacefully and publicly protest," the mayor said. "Calmly and legally exercising first amendment rights is always acceptable in this parish but acts of violence and lawlessness are not."
March 27, 2018
Patrol
Child Porn Ban Ruled Too Vague
The Supreme Court struck down a congressional ban on virtual child pornography Tuesday, ruling that the First Amendment protects pornography or other sexual images that only appear to depict real children engaged in sex.
April 16, 2002
Patrol
Do You Have a Personal Life?
Cops are being punished for activities that they participated in while off duty and while not identifying themselves as officers. So one has to ask the questions: What is an officer permitted to do off duty? Where are the red lines? And at what point do officers lose their First Amendment rights?
November 1, 2012
Patrol
Occupy: Clearing the Camps
In many cases the "Occupy" protestors illegally parlay their First Amendment rights of speech and peaceful assembly into literally taking over public areas for weeks and months, erecting tent cities.
January 22, 2012
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