Supreme Court tosses lower court decision that shielded officers who arrested Texas citizen journalist
A Texas citizen journalist was arrested after she published two news stories to her Facebook page that included information ...
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This Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The Supreme Court Just Revived Her Lawsuit.
Journalist Priscilla Villarreal's lawsuit will now go back ... not clearly unconstitutional when law enforcement in Laredo, Texas, leveraged an obscure Texas statute to try to punish her for ...
US Supreme Court gives Texas citizen journalist new shot to sue over arrest
Priscilla Villarreal, an online citizen journalist in Laredo, has become one of the city's most popular news sources.
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Supreme Court Orders Review of Texas Citizen Journalist's Arrest, Citing Free Speech Implications
Supreme Court requires a review of citizen journalist La Gordiloca's lawsuit over her arrest concerning First Amendment ...
Supreme Court opens door to Texas online journalist's lawsuit over her 2017 arrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a federal appeals court to take a new look at the lawsuit filed by a ...
Supreme Court Intervenes on Behalf of Citizen Journalist Arrested by Texas Police for Reporting on Border Patrol Agent’s Suicide
In 2017, Priscilla Villarreal was arrested after asking a police source for the names and identities of victims in a suicide ...
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Supreme Court revives lawsuit of Texas journalist jailed for asking police a question
Priscilla Villarreal, known as "Lagordiloca" ("the fat, crazy lady"), is described by The New York Times, as "arguably the ...
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Supreme Court revives case of citizen journalist arrested for seeking information
Priscilla Villarreal, who posts her reports on Facebook to more than 200,000 followers, was arrested under a Texas law that makes it a crime to seek non-public information with “intent to ...