Bruce S. Rosen Mentioned in New York Times Regarding Removal of School Lockdown Video and Bar Further Reporting
Bruce S. Rosen, partner at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., was recently mentioned in a New York Times article titled, “A News Site Published a Video of a School Lockdown. Then It Was Gone.” The article discusses how a New Jersey judge temporarily ordered local news outlet New Brunswick Today to remove surveillance video showing a student being detained with what appeared to be a gun at a high school and barred the publication from reporting further on the incident. The ruling has drawn criticism from First Amendment advocates, who argue it is an unconstitutional restriction on the press and raises concerns about government transparency. The school board argues that New Brunswick Today violated the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, known as FERPA, and a New Jersey law on the confidentiality of juvenile records.
From The New York Times:
“Bruce S. Rosen, a lawyer representing Mr. Kratovil, argued in court that the two privacy statutes do not apply to journalists and that the First Amendment protects legitimate, lawful news gathering.”
A hearing before Judge Thomas D. McCloskey of New Jersey Superior Court is scheduled for Tuesday, July 7.
In addition to Bruce Rosen, CJ Griffin, Director, and Iris Bromberg, Senior Public Interest Counsel, of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center, are working on the matter.
To read the full article in The New York Times, click here.
To read more about Bruce Rosen and his work, click here.
