ASU Law First Amendment Clinic

ASU Law First Amendment Clinic files suit over journalist's arrest while filming police. fac.asulaw.org/journalist-arr…

In a win for the ASU First Amendment Clinic, the Arizona Supreme Court decided today that journalists can be engaged in the type of “bona fide research” that would allow them to see if a state health agency is protecting vulnerable adults under its care. fac.asulaw.org/first-amendmen…

@AZNotoriousJPG @anthonykernAZ @realJaredKeenan @ACLUaz Josh, we'd love to talk to you about this. Can you contact us at FirstAmendmentClinic@asu.edu?

More details here: tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0…

Congratulations to clinic student Evan Stele, far right, for his argument yesterday before the Arizona Supreme Court! Did a great job, arguing for a right of access to juror names in criminal trials on behalf of our client David Morgan, far left.

Me: Talking about New York Times v. Sullivan and what actual malice means. Zoom transcript: Talking about New York Times versus all of what actual mouse means.

While people with Serious Mental Illness make up about 4.6 percent of the nation’s adult population, they make up about 20 to 26 percent of jailhouse inmates. They’re booked into jails about 2 million times a year, stay longer, and are more apt to return: bit.ly/sick-alone

Scottsdale schools spokeswoman files police report against parent over public records requests azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral

Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional eff.org/press/releases… via @eff

We were happy to see our efforts to help AP shake loose some information on the long-running civil-rights suit against former Sheriff Arpaio led to a good story. washingtonpost.com/national/apnew…

The court just granted our motion to unseal documents in the #scottwarren @NoMoreDeaths case. The motion was filed on behalf of @theintercept, @AP, @washingtonpost, @nytimes , @CNN , and @azcentral (Arizona Republic). dropbox.com/s/tw2zqdcnngp0…

We're happy to have @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @AP, @CNN and the Arizona Republic join our motion to unseal documents in the trial of Scott Warren of @NoMoreDeaths, charged with aiding migrants in the Arizona desert.

Trump's hyped free speech order will ask colleges to do what they already have to politi.co/2FqRbvc via @politico

Think Like a Libel Lawyer nyti.ms/2F0qCwA

Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database nbcsandiego.com/investigations… via @nbcsandiego

Two members of a right-wing extremist group have been barred from entering the Arizona House of Representatives, via @JerodMacEvoy azmirror.com/2019/02/27/mem…

12-year-old Hilde was threatened with arrest by a police officer unless she stopped reporting the news. Last night, the town council apologized. ✊🏼Report on, Hilde. propub.li/2Thgwzq

The United States Supreme Court has denied our request for review of a Colorado Supreme Court decision to allow records in a death penalty case to remain under seal. coloradoindependent.com/2019/02/19/sup…

SCOTUS denied our petition this morning. Only about 5 percent of such petitions are granted, so the denial is not unexpected. But it means records we sought of prosecutorial misconduct in a Colorado death penalty case will remain sealed. coloradoindependent.com/2019/02/19/sup…