Posted on 09/23/2009 2:35:47 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
ACORN filed suit today in Maryland against conservative filmmakers James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles and conservative Web site Breitbart.com for secretly taping the organization’s employees at its Baltimore office.
In the complaint, ACORN alleges that the filmmakers entered into the organization’s offices in July with a “hidden camera and microphone” and taped employees Tonja Thompson and Shera Williams. Both employees are listed as plaintiffs on the complaint, filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
ACORN is seeking $500,000 for each employee and $1 million for the organization in damages.
If it gets tossed, let the kids sue ACORN!
Alot of money has potentially been misused,having passed through many hands.How many people in this organization have been taking cuts of Federal Dollars over the years? There may be a substantially HUGE payout to those fired,coming from within Acorn because of the fear of Discovery.This suit smells like a calculated move by the lawyer,leaches don't care where the blood(money)comes from I think.
A dangerous thing this sense of entitlement..... That's my story and I'm sticky
Maryland, especially Baltimore, is such a hellhole, ACORN may win a lawsuit. I wonder if a person in a criminal act has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
ACORN gives scum a bad name.
Their not only corrupt, their STUPID!
I read that it is against the law to film some with out there knowledge in NJ. But what where there claims be for damages in a law suit. Just because someone breaks a law doesn’t prove damages. Would they want to prove in court under oath that they had the reputation harmed because they were filmed suggesting criminal acts?
So where do I contribute to James and Hanna’s defense fund?
Baltimore, the house that the D’Alesandros (as in Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi) “built.”
You’d better believe the ducks are lining up.
Can’t the filmmakers claim “freedom of the press”?
Pelosi comes by corruption “honestly”. Places like that are so rotten, there is no fixing them.
I’m not a lawyer, but if I am correct, unlimited discovery ain’t going to happen. It must be germaine to the case and issues that arise in the case.
In Maryland? Quite possibly.
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Let’s just say that I am not speculating.
We’ll break ACORN’s back with this case. Just wait and see. This was probably the worst thing they could have done.
In fact, they may only be able to restrain the distribution of the audio portion of the tapes. I'm not entirely clear on the case law in this regard.
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