Mickey Osterreicher

General Counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) advocating for and defending the rights of all visual journalists

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

“When the government imposes such a broad and prolonged ban on newsgathering, it risks turning ‘security’ into a pretext for suppressing press freedom.”@nppa #drones https://t.co/cqEw2xHUzO

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

.@NPPA Condemns ICE Assault on Journalists ‘In the Strongest Possible Terms’ https://t.co/njcMjnYXGh

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

https://t.co/raiKn5qrp3 @NPPA @CPJAmericas @FreedomofPress

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

Expressing our concerns to the feds is something we always knew we needed to do and which we have done. We wanted to make MOME which issues & oversees press credentialing in NYC, aware of what their credentialed journalists were having to deal with https://t.co/RNXhSRDnuz

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

📣 Are you aware of journalists being harassed at immigration courts? Officers photographing them or their press badges? Being asked to sign in when others aren't?

@FreedomofPress and our partner organizations want to know about it.

Reach out on Signal to ssugars.01 or via DM.

[Brendan Schulman @dronelaws]

Eyewitness Confirms Drone Involved in Helicopter Collision Was Operated by DPS, Not Civilian

From Blame to Truth: Eyewitness Testimony Undermines Official Kerrville Drone Narrative

[Michael Robbins @MRobbinsAUVSI]

The publication of 2 drone focused @WhiteHouse Executive Orders last month was only the beginning. Implementation is now happening in real time. So much positive momentum to be announced in the coming hours, days, and weeks ahead. Very motivating!

[National Press Foundation @NatPress]

Today, we celebrate our independence – most importantly, a free press. The First Amendment protects free speech, but there are limits. Here’s what you need to know from lawyer and longtime photojournalist Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer.
https://t.co/pBtis8eVjr

[Adam Rose @adjoro]

In 2021, I made a slideshow from 50+ incidents of police misconduct toward journalists. It covered all CA over 12 month period. Legislature responded w/new laws to protect press.

I made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in LA. https://t.co/dtOQpoNVqd

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

https://t.co/xN1fqy1gaD @NPPA statement condemning @WhiteHouse for restricting the access of @AP_Images @AP #journalists Such actions are unacceptable as attempts at prior restraint, blatant retaliation and chilling abridgment of #FirstAmendment rights. @WhiteHousePix @spj_tweets

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

https://t.co/gZuIWjHv3s

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Louisiana's police 'buffer-zone' law https://t.co/xbPosOP96Z

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

“But [the restrictions have] got to be based on the totality of the circumstances. It can’t be this arbitrary distance,”

Case against Louisiana’s 25-foot buffer law for police goes before federal judge https://t.co/rPiCqJYTob via @IlluminatorLA

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

Challenges and opportunities. @NPPA https://t.co/DO2z94i0bL #simplesharebuttons

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

The Supreme Court Misses a Chance to Clarify Press Freedom for Gathering News via New Technologies https://t.co/cGGgCVUr1D

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

St. Louis sheriff calls successor a ‘monkey’ after ejecting a journalist from courthouse steps "Law enforcement is there to enforce existing laws — not just make them up.” https://t.co/c7sWPi9k8T

[Frank G. Runyeon @frankrunyeon]

SOON: Joining @DWTLaw's panel to discuss press access to Donald Trump's NY state criminal trial – the good, the bad, and ... the arraignment.

Excited to get into it w/ Davis Wright attys Rob Balin & Jeremy Chase, @rcfp's @marajgassmann, @NPPA's @nppalawyer, @dianenynpa.

[Institute for Justice @IJ]

The government doesn’t get to decide who reports the news.

Justin Pulliam is a citizen journalist with the same #1stAmendment rights as anyone else. Police cannot retaliate against him because they don't like his coverage or commentary.

Yesterday, a Texas court found that Justin's First Amendment rights were violated by the county’s Sheriff.

The court ruled not only that Fort Bend County violated Justin’s free-speech rights, but that his rights were so clearly established that Sheriff Fagan has no qualified immunity.

The ruling also lets a separate claim for false arrest while Justin was recording deputies move to trial.

Read more here: https://t.co/tfCzGunym8

[Mickey Osterreicher @nppalawyer]

Experiencing an 8hr flight delay is not unusual but @Icelandair has terrible customer service and refuses to deal with travel issues!

[neil turkewitz @neilturkewitz]

“Asking for consent is literally Responsible AI 101.”