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Newark Police Illegally Detain Honors Student Over Cellphone Footage
• ACLUThe lawsuit (61k PDF), filed in United States District Court in Newark, New Jersey, alleges officers violated the constitutional rights of Khaliah Fitchette, 17, by arresting her, seizing her cellphone, and deleting the video footage. The search and seizure was illegal and violated the student’s right to free speech.
1 Comments in Response to Newark Police Illegally Detain Honors Student Over Cellphone Footage
Bad cop support network oped:
ACLU Wrong, Police Right In Holding of Videotaping Teenhttp://policelink.monster.com/news/articles/152380-aclu-wrong-police-right-in-holding-of-videotaping-teen?comment_page=2
Be sure to read the comments [above link hat tip to Radley Balko on his "The Agitator."]