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On 15 January 2016, the web site LawOfficer.com published a blog post claiming the American Civil Liberties Union demanded that police in Washington, D.C. switch off their body cameras for the duration of inauguration-related protests in January 2017: No explanation for why the ACLU might make such demands was included with the article. We contacted the ACLU for further information, who directed us to a blog post detailing their position. Restrictions on police body cameras during inauguration protests are dictated by law [PDF] and not by any demands on the part of the organization. Per the Body-Worn Program Regulations Amendment Act of 2015: In a 12 January 2017 news report, ACLU regional representative Monica Hopkins-Maxwell explained that the organization was concerned with individual privacy during planned, peaceful inauguration protests: It appeared that Hopkins-Maxwell's appearance in the news outlet's 12 January 2017 segment was interpreted by LawOfficer.com as an ACLU demand. But as the ACLU clarified, Hopkins-Maxwell was explaining the organization's position on body camera use during First Amendment-related activity, and was not requesting that any new actions be taken.
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