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Texas Outlaws TV Crews at the Intersection of Free Speech and Public Policy

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On May 26, 2021, Governor Abbott signed HB 54, named Javier Ambler’s Law, which prohibits the production of police ride-along reality television programs and permanently halts the production of shows like Live PD, COPS, and...more

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October 2020 Fourth Circuit Torts and Insurance Cases of Interest

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Marc Manos, of the TIPS Council, monitors the Fourth Circuit Advance sheets and selects cases that might be of interest to tort or insurance practitioners. Below are short summaries of the cases selected from October of...more

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Federal Court Upholds First Amendment Right to Secretly Record Public Officials in Public

Last week, in Martin v. Gross, Chief Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of our clients, finding the Massachusetts Wiretap Statute (Mass. Gen. L....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Courts Uphold Law Enforcement Officer’s Discharge For Racially Insensitive Posts

The freedom of speech afforded by the First Amendment is remarkably broad. Several categories of speech, including even “hate speech,” are afforded varying degrees of protection. However, the freedom of speech guaranteed...more

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Court Dismisses Police Officers’ Class Action Complaint Regarding Anti-Tattoo Policy

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In a recent order in Medici, et al. v. City of Chicago, Case No. 15 C 5891, 2015 WL 6501153 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 27, 2015), Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a...more

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