Free Speech Advocates Balk at Calif. Bid to Criminalize Abortion Clinic Sting Videos
Controversy surrounding secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood employees discussing fetal tissue sales has morphed into a California proposal that would punish media companies for reporting on certain undercover videos. But media groups say the bill, which is on the verge of clearing the state Legislature, could have a "chilling effect" on free speech and set the state up for First Amendment court battles.
Source: Courthouse News Service