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Victory! ACLU wins 11-year-old's right to protest without paying for police detail

Imposing the $200-400 fee for peaceful political assembly and speech violates the First Amendment.

REVISED: Judge dismisses criminal complaint against ACLU client who recorded Somerville police encounter

Court had previously charged Wenzday Jane for "interfering with a police officer" after she used her phone to video-record police questioning three teenagers on a playground.
Issue Areas: Police Accountability

City of Boston pays $170,000 to settle landmark case involving man arrested for recording police with cell phone

Simon Glik broke no law making video of police officers' use of force against another man on Boston Common.