Stroud v. Butler
ICAP successfully represented plaintiffs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a First Amendment suit challenging Pennsylvania court rules that prohibit the public from audio-recording bail hearings.
Filings
- 7/8/21 – Voluntary dismissal filed by plaintiffs
- 1/22/20 – Reply in support of motion to dismiss filed by defendant magistrate judges
- 1/15/20 – Filed a response to defendants’ motions to dismiss
- 1/15/20 – Amicus brief filed by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association in support of plaintiffs
- 12/17/19 – Motions to dismiss filed by defendant magistrate judges and sheriff
- 10/8/19 – Filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Pittsburgh journalist and newsmagazine challenging a Pennsylvania ban on recording bail hearing proceedings
In the News
Press Releases
10/7/19 – Pittsburgh Journalist Files Suit Challenging Ban on Audio-Recording Bail Hearings