Free Speech Artists' Movement Information

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How We Use Art to Change Society
Art Patch Project Info

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Background Essay - Issues Explained
A Modest Proposal
Give us our First Amendment Rights
to Survive by our Art

Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire:
Peddlers License vs Artists' Rights
Expect to see the Responses or lack of responses linked here soon

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Background Information

UM-CAC Press Release History

See Latest Positive Press and Videos

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Legal Battle History

Legal Struggle over Felony Eavesdropping Charge from Selling Art for $1
While Testing the Constitutionality of the Peddlers License
(This illustrates how badly Chicago seeks to silence dissent)

Illinois Eavesdropping Law

Complaint - Misdemeanor Art Sales and Felony Eavesdropping Charge (12/2/2009)

Preliminary Hearing on Felony Eavesdropping Charge (12/9/2009)

Memorandum in support of Dismissal (3/26/2010)

Motion to dismiss Felony Eavesdropping Charge
from arrest for selling art in public (3/26/2010)

State's Attorney's Answer (4/12/2010)

Oral Arguments from May 18 on Motion to Dismiss
Felony Eavesdropping Charges from selling art for $1

Motion to Suppress Audio Evidence (9/22/2010)

Motion to Suppress Audio Evidence Oral Arguments - 148 Pages (10/22/2010)

Transcript of Oral Argument to Plead Exemption i at Trial (7/11/2011)

Motion to Plead Exemption i at Trial (9/7/2011)

Motion to Declare Illinois Eavesdropping Law Unconstitutional (10/25/2011)

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Proposed Amendment to 720 ILSC 5/14.3
by the Illinois Bar Association to make it legal to audio record police in public - see last page. (12/01/2011)

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Information Related to Right to Audio-Record Police in Public

Glik v Cunniffe
(Seeking damages against Boston Police for
for enforcment of Eavesdropping Law for audio-recording Police in public)

ACLU Documents and Filings: Suit Against Anita Alvarez
(Seeking Injunction Against Enforcement of Eavesdropping Law
for audio-recording Police in public)

COMMENTS FROM AROUND THE INTERNET ON AUDIO RECORDING POLICE IN PUBLIC

Louis Frobe V Lindenhurst, IL
Federal Law Suit Challenging the
Constitutionality of the Illinois Eavesdropping Law
Michael Allison - Eavesdropping Case
Includes Attorney General's defense of the Illinois Eavesdropping Law
and the Allison Defense team's claims of Unconstitutionality

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7th District Legal Cases demonstrating the
unconstitutionality of the Chicago Peddlers License

Weinberg vs. Chicago
http://www.ahcuah.com/lawsuit/federal/weinberg1.htm

Ayers vs.  Chicago
http://www.c-drew.com/blog/ayres125-f3d1010-1017.htm

Peddlers License Code with Maps of
Prohibited Districts as of 2007
Peddlers License Municipal Code

More links to other Cases Nationwide

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Blog - Street Artist Adventures

Chris Drew writes about life selling art on the streets of Chicago

and Chicago's failure to live up to the First Amendment. Follow Chris

as he fights for your First Amendment rights.

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