Sam Dodson

Sam Dodson, also known as Sam Miller, is an American political activist, independent journalist of the Obscured Truth Network, and member of the Free State Project who gained media attention after being arrested for attempting to film in the lobby of a public courtroom in Keene, New Hampshire.
Arrest
In April 2009, Dodson attempted to film the arraignment of a fellow journalist. While in the lobby of the courtroom, he was told by court security officers, citing a court rule taped to the wall, to turn his camera off. Dodson told the officers that the rule had no force of law because it was not signed by a judge and refused to turn his camera off. He was arrested and imprisoned at a jail in Westmoreland.
After being arrested, Dodson refused to cooperate with the police and used what he saw as his fifth amendment right to remain silent, by refusing to provide his name. He did, however, allow fingerprinting as required under New Hampshire law. He was informed that he would be held indefinitely without trial, unless he co-operated and gave his name. In order to protest his imprisonment, Dodson went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat solid foods. Dodson has also complained about the conditions of the jail where he is being held.
Trial
On 4 April, a trial was scheduled for Sam, to take place on 15 June.

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