· 7/18/1975
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. James H. J. Tate, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Citations
- 519 F.2d 1335
How courts have described this case
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- subjective chill from surveillance no substitute for claim of \specific present harm\ or \threat of specific future harm\
- no judicially cognizable chilling effect where surveillance activities were limited to police photographing and gathering data at public meetings
- no judicially cognizable chilling effect where surveillance activities were limited to police photographing and gathering data at public meetings
- “It is not apparent how making information concerning the lawful activities of plaintiffs available to non-police groups [television broadcasters] or individuals could be considered within the proper ambit of law enforcement activity.”
- the sharing of information among law enforcement agencies for a legitimate law enforcement purpose does not constitute a A-0022-18T2 14 constitutional violation in and of itself and is only impermissible if the initial gathering of that information was unconstitutional
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Judges: Seitz, Al-Disert, Gibbons
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