Federal court o.k.'s citizens' right to film police

johnmflores · 10-26-2011, 10:50 AM

"a citizen's right to film government officials, including law enforcement officers, in the discharge of their duties in a public place is a basic, vital, and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First Amendment."

Federal court o.k.'s citizens' right to film police

RioRico · 10-26-2011, 01:21 PM

I posted this a couple months ago:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-photography-industry/157186-photo...legal-usa.html

I don't think word has filtered down to local law enforcement yet.

kenafein · 10-26-2011, 03:36 PM

More fire for the ACLU if the cops try something.

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10-26-2011, 01:21 PM	#2
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	I posted this a couple months ago: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/general-photography-industry/157186-photo...legal-usa.html I don't think word has filtered down to local law enforcement yet.

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