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· 4/2/1987

Hallowell v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 105 Pa. Commw. 143
  • 523 A.2d 826
  • 1987 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 2053

How courts have described this case

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  • collecting cases, noting that every federal appellate court to consider the issue has found a First Amendment right to film police encounters
  • finding right clearly established when it was supported by one Tenth Circuit case and “persuasive authority from six other circuits”
  • “[G]eneral statements of the law can clearly establish a right for qualified immunity purposes if they apply with obvious clarity to the specific conduct in question.” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: Colins, Kalish, Only, Palladino

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