Government,
Constitutional Law
Oct. 31, 2024
Northern District court upholds law limiting newsgathering at street takeover events
The recent court decision may enhance local government authority to limit access and newsgathering for journalists, even in traditionally open public spaces.
Andrea Feathers
Associate, Sheppard Mullin
333 S Hope St 43rd Fl
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: afeathers@sheppardmullin.com
Univ of California, Irvine SOL; Irvine CA
In a decision earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California refused to enjoin a Bay Area law that criminalizes being present as a spectator at illegal street takeover events known as "sideshows." The law was challenged by a local journalist who argued it infringed his First Amendment right to report on these events. The Northern District decision, by Judge Richard Seeborg, found the First Amendment ina...
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