via thelibertydaily:
The American Civil Liberties Union, which claims to be unbiased but leans left on pretty much every issue, has sided with O’Keefe Media Group founder James O’Keefe and other journalists formerly with Project Veritas in the Ashley Biden diary case.
Hell has frozen over.
O’Keefe posted about the amicus brief sent to federal court urging them the 1st Amendment rights of reporters are protected.
BREAKING: ACLU Letter to federal court SIDES with our journalism in the Biden Diary case following the FBI raid of myself, reporters Eric Cochran and Spencer Meads’ home. ACLU cites “undisputed” facts.
“Amici urge this Court to affirm that the First Amendment protects a… pic.twitter.com/OsicPu6xmd
— O’Keefe Media Group (@OKeefeMedia) June 6, 2023
Following the 2021 raids, the ACLU condemned the actions while also taking swipes at O’Keefe and Project Veritas. This new filing is far more absolute in their understanding of the 1st Amendment rights held by O’Keefe et al.
Journalists are allowed to published stolen documents as long as they were not involved in the theft, as O’Keefe and the ACLU have highlighted.