The City of Los Angeles has agreed to settle a lawsuit against journalist Ben Camacho for $300,000. The lawsuit was initiated by L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto after Camacho obtained photos of undercover police officers that the city itself had provided. Constitutional and media experts criticized the case as an attack on press freedom. The settlement will cover $300K in legal fees for Camacho and the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's attorneys, with taxpayers bearing the cost of this very public mistake.
Both frivolous lawsuits by the city of LA against a journalist for sharing public information about plainclothes cops (wannabe secret police) that they.. originally publicly posted themselves… have been thrown out. It’s beautiful ✨ Now investigate the corrupt city attorney…🙏🏻
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L.A. City Atty Hydee Feldstein Soto sued a journalist for having photos of police officers that the city itself gave him, even though constitutional and media experts called the case absurd. Now L.A. taxpayers are on the hook for $300K in legal fees: https://t.co/yCqI5KcAa5
City of LA has agreed to settle its lawsuit against my friend @bencamach0 for $300k to Ben & @stoplapdspying's attorneys. This was a brazen attack on press freedom by @CityAttorneyLA Hydee Feldstein Soto. Taxpayers will pay for this very public mistake. https://t.co/OEE5DRmhnW