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Locke CEO praises SCOTUS ruling upholding donor privacy
The head of the John Locke Foundation praised the nation’s highest court Wednesday for its unanimous decision in a donor privacy case from New Jersey.
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SCOTUS will not review NC Supreme Court body cam footage ruling
The US Supreme Court will not review a ruling from North Carolina’s top court that blocked a criminal defendant from using a subpoena to gain access to police bodycam footage.
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NC Supreme Court confirms process for defendants to seek police bodycam footage
The North Carolina Supreme Court used an Iredell County case to clarify the process a defendant must use to secure access to police bodycam footage. The 5-2 decision Friday reversed a District Court judge’s 2024 decision against Mooresville Police.
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Federal judge kills subpoena that Locke helped fight in Alabama case
A federal judge has thrown out a subpoena that generated opposition from the John Locke Foundation and other defenders of free speech. The subpoena had targeted nonprofit groups working on a high-profile public policy debate in Alabama.
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Judge slams U.S. Justice Department in Alabama case that attracted Locke’s attention
A federal judge “castigated” the U.S. Justice Department this month for pursuing a subpoena targeting an Alabama group involved with issue advocacy. That’s according to a report Friday at PJMedia.com. It’s a case that has attracted the John Locke Foundation'a attention.
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Locke joins groups challenging federal subpoena that aims to chill speech
The John Locke Foundation has signed on to a federal friend-of-the-court brief challenging the federal government’s use of a subpoena to chill political speech in Alabama. The brief asks a court to “prohibit the weaponization of the civil litigation process against organizations with whom the United States Government disagrees.”
