JD Supra

Preparing for a “First Amendment Audit”

Districts should be aware of a growing trend of “First Amendment Audits” occurring in district offices and schools. During an “audit,” an individual (or group) enters a school district lobby, begins ...
The Daily Item

Examples of First Amendment Audits

The right to take photographs and record videos of a public space is generally protected by the First Amendment. But freedoms of speech and the press are not unlimited. The boundaries of when people ...
Yahoo

First Amendment 'audit' leads to suspension of New London cop

Apr. 8—NEW LONDON — On July 6, 2021, Police Chief Brian Wright emailed a memo to his officers, a reminder that the public has a First Amendment right to record in public settings. Attached to Wright's ...
Yahoo

Anson Record | Squashing some beef: First Amendment audits are often stunts, not progress

Jul. 17—A normal afternoon at the Wadesboro post office was interrupted when a group of individuals armed with cameras attempted to film inside the government building. The filmers, part of a YouTube ...
The Daily Dot

‘One of them was wearing a fake beard’: Viewers think a worker was targeted by ‘First Amendment auditors’ after a ‘bizarre’ experience

A hairstylist is going viral on TikTok after sharing that her salon was surrounded by a pack of individuals filming the store on their phones. She says she was confused by their presence and ended up ...