Richmond Police Department sues local bloggers: A summary of the issue

This case could have long-term ramifications for the civil rights of Virginians. Possible issues might include prior restraint of speech as it applies to social media, the ethics of police agencies suing bloggers for writing articles, as well as the practice of using civil lawsuits, with their lower evidentiary requirement of preponderance of evidence, instead of relying upon the constitutionally approved methods of obtaining warrants in order to conduct invasive investigations.    Link