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A pretty good basic primer on one of my pet issues. Got a camera in your pocket? Read this.

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"[I]s there a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public? Basic First Amendment principles, along with case law from this and other circuits, answer that question unambiguously in the affirmative."

Judge Kermit Lipez, 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Glik v. Cunniffe No. 10-1764, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 17841 (1st Cir. Aug. 26, 2011) (pdf)

This is a pretty big ruling in an area of law that's been getting a lot of attention this summer. Read the Citizen Media Law project's rundown of the case and yesterday's ruling. It is informative and exuberant.

Oddly enough (or not), The Daily What has been tracking the issue quite closely. Here's a good roundup.

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stuffaboutminneapolis:

corona-graminea:

Found a new model for my knit wear.

I honestly don’t think people dress up the John Sargent Pillsbury monument on campus nearly enough. I liked the neon green shades they put on him for the last homecoming, but I always look at him and say to myself “he could use a hat”. Somebody make this happen.

I couldn't agree more! I've only seen J.S. with a road cone hat (ala the Glasgow's Duke of Wellington) a couple of times. The one above was Dec. 18, 2008. Now would be a great time to start such a tradition, considering the number of available road cones around campus...

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Still keeping tabs.