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ACORN Vows 'Serious' Internal Probe, Sues Filmmakers - Political News - FOXNews.com
ACORN, in response to an undercover expose of potential wrongdoing by some employees, pledged Wednesday to follow through on plans to conduct a thorough internal review of its practices -- on the same day that the organization filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers whose hidden-camera sting brought the community organization to its knees.
The lawsuit, filed in a Baltimore court, stems from an undercover video showing ACORN employees Shera Williams and Tonja Thompson providing advice to two filmmakers posing as a pimp and prostitute on how to skirt tax laws.
The filmmakers, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, are named as defendants in the lawsuit, along with Breitbart.com, a Web site managed by conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart, which posted the videos. Breitbart released five similar videos that O'Keefe and Giles recorded in ACORN offices in Washington, D.C.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; San Bernadino, Calif., and San Diego, as well as the Baltimore office.
This Great I live in Balrtimore and have been following this most of the Day. Here lies the whole problem with there case. The problem is this if a judge actually allows this to go to trail then it will make undercover work done by Local and State Police illegal. Not only that there is a question of how the Maryland Law pass Constitutional Muster on reguards to the 1st Adm and the Press
The multimillion-dollar lawsuit cites "extreme emotional distress" on behalf of two workers who were fired after the video was posted online.
frivolouss
Were these undercover film makers acting under the same authority as local and state police do when they conduct their undercover investigations?
One is different from the other is it not?
What's hilarious about this is that if they prevail, they open themselves up to suits for wrongful termination of the employees in question.
Were these undercover film makers acting under the same authority as local and state police do when they conduct their undercover investigations?
One is different from the other is it not?
These investigative journalists aren't bringing criminal charges against ACORN, so it doesn't matter.
How so?....
I realize that so the OP is incorrect in making the accertions that these suits and how they are brought forward could directly effect fed and local police undercover investigations.
Question for anyone who knows law better than I:
If the suit against the filmakers goes through and they are found guilty of violating the ACORN worker's rights, doesn't that make their videos inadmissible in court?
Question for anyone who knows law better than I:
If the suit against the filmakers goes through and they are found guilty of violating the ACORN worker's rights, doesn't that make their videos inadmissible in court?
The videos won't matter, either way. The damage that will be done to ACORN with the complete exposure of their books will be irreversable. ACORN won't go through with this suit, besides the Libbo politicians that are in bed with ACORN won't let it happen.
Well, let's hope so.
The videos won't matter, either way. The damage that will be done to ACORN with the complete exposure of their books will be irreversable. ACORN won't go through with this suit, besides the Libbo politicians that are in bed with ACORN won't let it happen.
she needs to prove a statement of fact, or qualify it as an opinion from the outset.
You can prove this? Remember:
You can prove this? Remember:
.No actually the State and Local Police Unions are very worried about this if it goes to court and it's ruled that they(The Video Folks) did violated this LAw then it will open up a flood of Court Case to have undercover stuff thrown out.
GD you don't live in Maryland I do and have been following this whole thing everyday hell between Shelia Dixon and this it's all we every hear about here in Charm City.
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I did live in Annapolis MD for and year and I have several friends in the area In fact I talked with one for several hours last night. I will ask them and see how much the area is saturated with this story.
I'll let you know what they say.
I still don't see the connetion between private film companies undercover witchhunts and Fed and local undercover investigations?
They do not differ in any whay Scorp?
Well, I can assure you that you won't find Barney Frank in a closet.I can't wait until ACORN has to open all the closets. There's no telling what skeletons are going to fall out.
What's hilarious about this is that if they prevail, they open themselves up to suits for wrongful termination of the employees in question.
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