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May 14, 2012
Free Speech in McCormick Place - UPDATED
The Secret Service has created a security perimeter around McCormick Place, limiting people’s ability to engage in free speech in close proximity to the NATO delegates.
Apr 26, 2012
WTTW: NATO Security Perimeter Leaked
ACLU of Illinois' legal director Harvey Grossman joined a panel of experts on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss the recently released information from the secret service about the security perimeter for the NATO Summit and how this effects people who want to exercise their First Amendment right to protest during the summit.
Jan 31, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times: McCarthy Says It’s good to record officers
The Chicago Sun-Times published a piece about Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy's recent statement of support for a bill which would permit the audio recording of police officers engaged in their public duties in a public place. Recording police activity can result in felony charges under the Illinois Eavesdropping law, which the ACLU of Illinois is seeking to challenge in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez. Supt. McCarthy says that being able to record police activity would actually protect police officers against charges of brutality.
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