Peter Bibring
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Peter Bibring
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Policing, First Amendment, public records, and other civil rights and civil liberties law in LA and California. Formerly ACLUSoCal.org and LA County OIG. Now bibringlaw.com and iredalelaw.com
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Not just introduced, but passed it appears...
October 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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LA City Council just introduced a 🔥🔥🔥 motion directing the City Attorney to withdraw its request for a stay of the injunction against LAPD's use of force against journalists, and to report on the case to Council in closed session:
drive.google.com/file/d/16OA7...
[text of motion] Journalism is under attack in this nation - whether it be the revocation of access by President Trump to the Pentagon Press Corps this week, or the rapid consolidation of media outlets by corporations - and our local press is critical to keeping Angelenos informed. Any attempt at spending precious City resources on overturning what Judge Hernan Vera of the Central District Court of California has deemed "unlawful force against members of the media" is a waste of City resources and against the will of Angelenos at large. One of Los Angeles' biggest threats to public safety is the ongoing terror and kidnapping campaign of our neighbors by the Trump Administration, and the City must focus its resources on protecting our communities, not the further degradation of First Amendment rights and the timely need for a free press.
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The order is expanded from the TRO. It recognizes that LAPD has violated state laws meant to protect journalists, expands protections to explicitly include batons--- and expressly orders LAPD to assign a supervisor of Lt. or above to every protest whose primary duty is compliance with the order.
Order text reading: "At any protest to which LAPD deploys, the Department shall appoint at least one member of the Department at the rank of lieutenant or above, whose primary assignment shall be to ensure compliance with the terms of this Order and the Department’s legal obligations as to journalists. The Department shall provide Plaintiffs with the name, email, and a cell phone number for the assigned liaison officer to allow reporting and resolution of any possible violations of this Order."
September 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Court recognizes that this is problem has persisted at LAPD for decades, right from the jump:
Order reading: "It is déjà vu all over again. Plaintiffs Los Angeles Press Club (“LA Press Club”) and Status Coup contend that, in the wake of this summer’s protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) dispersed or targeted Plaintiffs’ members and other journalists in violation of state law and the First Amendment."
September 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The court just issued an order in case enjoining DHS from using force against peaceful protesters and from dispersing (or using force against) peaceful journalists and legal observers across seven counties in Southern California.

"The First Amendment demands better."
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM