An attorney with whom I've been corresponding with by email about Monday's incident has kindly pointed me to the video below, in which a student videographer was unlawfully detained by Tacoma, Washington police because he was filming the Port of Tacoma from a public street (right next to some major news media, by the way, who were not hassled and detained, as the student was). The student's subsequent complaint initiated an internal-affairs investigation, and ultimately resulted in the student's receiving a formal letter of apology from the police department.
This same attorney has informed me that I "appear to be on solid ground" as my experience pretty much mirrors the one captured above, which reinforces my opinion that I was doing nothing illegal during my field trip.
We'll get back to our regular programming now, but will keep everyone updated as events warrant.
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