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The Los Angeles Police Department is one of the largest in the United States. To say it's resistant to change would be an understatement. It -- like the NYPD -- is also resistant to oversight, transparency, and accountability. It may not be as openly antagonistic as the NYPD but it has a multitude of problems…

There's presumptive access to court records under the First Amendment. But that presumption presumes a lot of other things, as this recent Sixth Circuit Appeals Court ruling demonstrates. Just because something is open doesn't necessarily mean it's accessible. But the Sixth Circuit has decided access (no matter how limited) is still access, and that's all…

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Four years ago, the Laredo Police Department arrested a citizen journalist for the crime of receiving an answer to a question she asked. Priscilla Villarreal patrols the streets of Laredo with her camera, reporting on police activity simply by turning on her camera during traffic stops, arrests, and other incidents, and providing commentary. Her reporting…

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