Instructor: Attorney Mickey H. Osterreicher — General Counsel NPPA
Welcome to the Police and the Press: Where Constitutional Law, Cameras, Litigation, and Street Operations Collide training course. This training will present an informative program about the rights and limitations of journalists and citizens to photograph and record law enforcement and public safety officers performing their official duties in public. The discussion will include case law supporting First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights tempered by valid time, place, and manner restrictions, and will cover the most recent cases, rulings, and national trends through the use of photos and videos.
This course will also focus on areas including:
-Search and seizure, exigent circumstances, and qualified immunity
-Encountering First Amendment “auditors” and media-crowd management
-Prohibitions against the destruction or deletion of files and recordings
-Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.