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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 17, 2012

Paparazzi law fails first court test

A 2010 California law targeting paparazzi who drive recklessly failed in its first test in court Wednesday.

By Jean Yung
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A 2010 California law targeting paparazzi who drive recklessly failed in its first test in court Wednesday. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed two charges against a photographer for following another vehicle too closely and reckless driving with the intent to capture pictures for commercial gain after the photographer chased pop star Justin Bieber down the 101 Freeway in July. In delivering the ruling, Judge Thomas Rub...

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