Legal Opinion

Belsito Communications, Inc. v. Decker

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 23, 2016No. 16-1130PPublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

LEAD-IN

Brian Blackden is a part-time freelance photographer who for years has sent photos to a bunch of regional-media outlets, including Belsito Communications, Inc. (just “Belsito” from now on). Belsito and Blackden filed this suit alleging that New Hampshire State Trooper James Decker violated their constitutional rights when he seized Blackden’s camera at the scene of a vehicle crash in August 2010. Belsito and Blackden lost on summary judgment. And they fare no better on appeal: having studied the record and considered the parties’ arguments in light of applicable…

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