‘The Ninth Circuit has recognized the First Amendment value in undercover recording, especially in public settings and on topics of public interest,’ said Thomas More Society’s Peter Breen. ‘David Daleiden did exactly that.’
The petition calls for a new trial on the grounds of interpretation and implementation errors regarding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and the Fifth Amendment.
'Defendants did nothing that 20/20, Dateline or animal rights activists haven't done, and nothing so different from what undercover journalists have been doing since the slavery debate,' said attorney Heather Hacker.