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United States District Court, Newark/Direct
Emily Goldberg, Baher Azmy/Seton Hall Center for Social Justice
On January 23, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the Seton Hall Center for Social Justice filed a lawsuit against the Newark Police Department on behalf of newspaper editor Roberto Lima, whom police arrested and held in custody until he relinquished photos his staff took of a dead body found in a Newark alleyway. Despite offering Newark police the original photographs his photographer had taken of the body, Newark police handcuffed Mr. Lima to a bench until he agreed to give them all copies and originals. In December, our complaint was amended to include claims against Essex County prosecutors and investigators after the Newark Police Department indicated that they relied on the advice of those individuals.
Current Status: The case is ongoing.
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