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Settlement for Handcuffing and Detention of UW Art Professor

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Shirley Scheier was frisked, handcuffed, and detained for taking photographs of power lines as part of an art project. The ACLU-WA has reached a settlement of her lawsuit against the City of Snohomish.

Your Rights to Take Photos and Video at Ferry Terminals

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Sunday, June 1, 2008

Download our guide to photographing at ferry terminals

Scheier v. City of Snohomish, et al.

Lawsuit on behalf of a professor detained for taking photos of power lines for an art project

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Berger v. Seattle

ACLU-WA filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in support of a Seattle street performer.

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Tucson v. City of Seattle

Amicus issued in support of Plaintiff arrested for exercising 1st Amendment rights of protest.

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Resources

Settlement for Handcuffing and Detention of UW Art Professor

Your Rights to Take Photos and Video at Ferry Terminals

Scheier v. City of Snohomish, et al.

Berger v. Seattle

Tucson v. City of Seattle

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