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First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate
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Extra Extra has grouped 3 reports on this story from 3 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 1 left-leaning and 2 right-leaning sources.
Its coverage-diversity score of 58 out of 100 means the story is being reported across multiple parts of the spectrum, though the volume leans toward one side. Interestingly, the story is being covered on the left and the right but not by the centrist outlets we track — a sign it may be more polarizing than consensus-driven.
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Outlets covering this story: Kansas Reflector, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Reason.
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Las Vegas Review-JournalBAug 2, 1:00 PM
Las Vegas sheriff defends license plate reader cameras as privacy debate intensifies
As communities debate whether automated license plate reader cameras undermine privacy, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill is standing by his department’s use of the technology.
ReasonAJul 31, 11:09 PM
First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate
The Fourth Circuit considers "a question that has divided ... courts ...: whether the character combinations on personalized license plates ... are government speech or private speech."
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