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Veritas Means Truth: The Ninth Circuit Affirms Oregon’s Restriction on Unauthorized Recordings

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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute as constitutional, finding that Oregonians have an interest in knowing when in-person conversations are recorded and that these...more

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Texas Federal District Judge: Use of Drones for Newsgathering Protected by First Amendment

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In considering whether a Texas law banning the use of drones for surveillance purposes violates the First Amendment, a federal judge sitting in Austin held the law infringes on the right of journalists to document and...more

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Surveyors v. Drone Photographers: First Amendment Debate

A lawsuit filed in North Carolina claims that, under the First Amendment, surveyors cannot stop drone operators from selling photos taken from above and making maps....more

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Texas Drone Law Faces Constitutional Challenges

Texas’ drone law, the “Use of Unmanned Aircraft,” is being challenged by press organizations and photographers for alleged violations of the First Amendment. The law prohibits the capture of images of a person or property...more

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