Talk:Glik v. Cunniffe/GA2

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Reviewer: Delldot (talk · contribs) 23:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm interested in doing this review. @GregJackP: as I mentioned at Talk:Bowman v. Monsanto Co./GA1, I see your userpage says you're retired. Is there anyone willing to implement suggested changes? If not I'm afraid I'll have to take this down in a week (I already have some suggestions). If there is someone, I'm happy to do both reviews. delldot ∇. 23:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi delldot -- thanks so much for taking on this GA review! I am willing to implement any changes that are necessary as part of the GA review process. I am familiar with this case, and I have a lot of experience editing legal articles, so please let me know if you have any questions. I also helped complete the GA review for Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, which is another article Greg nominated before his retirement. I look forward to working with you! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 00:31, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Excellent, I will be back soon with suggestions! delldot ∇. 06:36, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm excited to get the chance to work on this article. Hopefully this wouldn't present a bias problem on my part, I've been a longtime, enthusiastic participant in copwatch so have lots of experience filming police. I've always been good at keeping my politics from being a problem on WP so I don't imagine this will be different. Some comments to get started.

• Y I think the lead should be expanded to cover the topics addressed in the article. e.g. the background section and what happened with the arrest. And the settlement, and the effects of the case.

• I went ahead and expanded the lead. If you think anything else should be said in the lead, I'll be sure to add it -- Notecardforfree (talk) 19:33, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y Any chance of images? Photos of Glick or any of the officers involved would be ideal. Could also get any Boston PD images, or a shot of the Boston Common, the place where the arrest occurred. Also there's TONS of footage of police being aggro about getting filmed, I wonder if a shot of this could get worked in somewhere. Or an image of the judges involved?

• I couldn't find any images of Judge Lipez, so I added images of the Boston Common and the First Circuit Court of Appeals' courthouse. The length of the infobox makes the text seem a little cluttered, so let me know if you think either of the images should be rearranged or removed. I alike the idea of showing pictures of the police, but I am hesitant to add a picture of an officer that was not involved in this case, because casual readers may incorrectly infer that the individual in the picture was actually involved in the unconstitutional arrest. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 20:00, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Good thinking on the cop thing. Maybe a shot from the back, or without the face in the image? Nice work finding those two, they're beautiful. Kinda huge in my browser, what is the deal with the upright= parameter? delldot ∇. 06:40, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• Yeah, I was worried that these two images would make the page too cluttered -- I think that the left-justification of the Boston Commons image makes things much better though. I considered deleting one of the images (I would favor including the image of the Commons over the courthouse); this may also be an issue if we add a picture of police. The "upright" parameter controls the width of the image (I think it is measured in inches). I am also considering adding a non-free image of Glik with a fair-use rationale, but I need to think that over a little further. In the meantime, fee free to make the images smaller if you think it improves readability. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 06:51, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• Maybe we could ask him for a photo. He has his email on his website. I have some boilerplate I sometimes use for such requests if you want it. delldot ∇. 15:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

• YThis source has the dialog that happened before the arrest that I think gives useful context (e.g. “I am recording this. I saw you punch him.”) It also gives context for the dismissal of the last 2 charges, i.e. wiretapping requires secrecy.

• Nice job locating that summary from the Suffolk Law Review. I have added quotations from it to the article. I agree that they quotations help provide context for the events and the subsequent decision to dismiss some of the charges. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 20:22, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y Should the decision section mention that the finding was unanimous? [1]

• I edited the text to reflect the fact that the opinion was unanimous. I didn't include this in the article, but I should mention that Judge Lipez wrote the opinion for a unanimous three judge panel, rather than a unanimous opinion written by every Judge in the circuit (I didn't see anything about the circuit granting en banc review). -- Notecardforfree (talk) 20:35, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y As brought up in the previous GA review: '"The officers now face disciplinary action by the city." - Is this still a current issue?' Can we get an update?

• I conducted an extensive search, but aside from the article included here, I could not find any information about any discipline the officers may have faced. If I see anything else, I'll be sure to add it here. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 05:30, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• Shoot, I bet nothing was ever published about it. Maybe just reword to something like "they stood to face" or something that takes out the current sound of it? delldot ∇. 06:40, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• I tried to find online records for Boston PD discipline, but I couldn't find anything. In any event, I edited the sentence per your recommendation. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 06:42, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y "The case had negative repercussions for Glik, an attorney, who had difficulty obtaining employment as a prosecutor due to the arrest." Should this read "The arrest had negative repercussions for Glik..."? Or was the publicity of the case itself a problem for him? Clarify.

• Apparently, it was the pending criminal charges that were problematic (see this article at footnote 74 on page 1409). I re-wrote the sentence to try to make this clearer, but let me know if this still needs further clarification. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 06:11, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y "Glik, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, along with David Milton and Howard Friedman..." who are these two guys, additional lawyers? Maybe just "along with attorneys David Milton and Howard Friedman". Otherwise clarify who they are.

• I edited the sentence to explain that they are attorneys. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 06:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y "The officers then made an interlocutory appeal of the denial to the First Circuit Court of Appeals." Could there be a sentence for the lay reader about what this meant for the case? Or even just a parenthetical about interlocutory appeals? Most readers are not going to have specialized knowledge, or they probably wouldn't need an encyclopedia!

• I added a footnote that explains what an interlocutory appeal is. Between that and the internal Wikilink, I hope that will help explain the arcane subject of interlocutory appeals. Let me know if you think this still needs clarification. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 06:52, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

• I wonder if the "Subsequent developments" section should have a subsection about related cases (The sections are longish so breaking them up would be good). I think tthere could be some expansion here about similar cases and how they were affected. e.g. there was the Illinios thing that got a one-sentence mention. There had been a guy facing 75 years for filming cops IIRC. My understanding is the wiretapping thing has been tried in lots of other places, might any of them be relevant?

• I expanded the article to discuss similar rulings by other circuit courts. Although there have been dozens (perhaps even hundreds) of state and federal district court cases about filming the police, I decided to limit the scope of the section so that the article doesn't lose focus. If you think that it would be useful to discuss other notable cases that are from lower courts, let me know. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:23, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

• Maybe the last para about the potential circuit split could be fleshed out with a couple sentences about what happened with the 3rd court. When was this? Is the 3rd the only one with a contrary opinion? Also, is this info up to date? Because I found this: "All of the circuit courts that have, however, have concluded that the First Amendment protects the right to record police officers performing their duties in a public space, subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions."[2]

• I love the addition of the footnote! This was 2010, right? So did this finding not have any effect on Glik even though it was already established?

• I expanded this section to explain the issue with a potential circuit split. Four circuit courts (including the First Circuit) have held that the right to film the police was clearly established, while the Third and Fourth Circuits have held that even if such a right exists, it was not clearly established for the purposes of qualified immunity. Let me know if you think this section requires further clarification. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:26, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

• Y External links typically go after references, or is it different in law?

• I switched the order of these per your recommendation. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 07:15, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

In general I think there could be some expansion and detail added. It's not super far from GA status, but I do think this was a big enough deal that there should be enough info out there for some expansion. Particularly in the Subsequent developments and the lead. I don't mind helping find sources. Let's see what more info we can find, then I'll do another read through and round of comments. Thanks for working on this Notecardforfree! delldot ∇. 07:56, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

delldot, thank you for the comprehensive and informative review! I'm going to start working on this later today, and I'll likely continue through this weekend, but I will keep you updated on my progress. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 17:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Cool, take your time. There's no hurry at all, I still haven't even started the other one. Here are a couple more sources that look promising if you can access them: [3] an explanation of qualified immunity a similar case discussion of officers' discomfort being filmed (cited in article, but just once. Also mentions the Anthony Graber case.) Hope these are useful! delldot ∇. 21:33, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

And this one says "many people in Massachusetts had been arrested or charged for recording police under Massachusetts's wiretapping statute." Good info for the background section? delldot ∇. 21:37, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Really impressive work so far. delldot ∇. 15:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

My apologies for being incognito recently -- I had a few distractions in life that drew me away from Wikipedia. I have tried to respond to your suggestions as best as possible, and I also expanded the "commentary and analysis" section to include the latest scholarship about this case's impact. Let me know if there is anything else you would like me to modify here, but I sincerely appreciate your thorough and informative review! Cheers, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:28, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Really top-notch work. The only suggestion I still have is to add a line of explanation for the last sentence: why does a traffic stop not clearly count as a public space in this commentator's opinion? Anyway, thank you for the high-quality expansions. This is ready for promotion. delldot ∇. 00:59, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the fantastic review, delldot. I added a little more information to the final sentence, but let me know if this requires further communication. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 16:24, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Excellent. delldot ∇. 23:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC)