Federal Judge Sanctions City of Atlanta for Continuing to Violate Photographers’ Rights

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Federal Judge Sanctions City of Atlanta for Continuing to Violate Photographers’ Rights | PDNPulse

In the wake of recent violations of news photographers’ rights by Atlanta police, a US federal court judge has held the City of Atlanta in contempt of a 2012 court order to reduce interference with citizens documenting police activity. US District court j

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US District court judge Steve Jones handed down the civil contempt ruling against the city yesterday, and imposed sanctions intended to force compliance with the 2012 order and “address future monitoring of [Atlanta’s] compliance with the order.”