legal details surrounding copwatching

case law

• Richard Fields v. City of Philadelphia, 2017, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Glik v. Cunniffe, 2011, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• ACLU v. Anita Alvarez, 2011, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

for Illinois specifically:

• The People of the State of Illinois v. Annabel Melongo, 2014, Illinois Supreme Court

advice from people who likely have legal training

• by Kelly Martin, attorney, published by Nolo.com
• ACLU's "know your rights" article, section "I want to take pictures or shoot video at a protest"
• published by Justia.com, who describe themselves as "a legal marketing firm"

advice from people where it isn't clear if they've had legal training

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