With the advent of cellphones as a standard device carried by hundreds of millions daily, the ability of citizens to film police and politicians in public settings has increased accountability for those holding positions of public trust.
Unfortunately, a growing trend of judicial tyranny could curtail a person’s right to access their phone to suddenly film an event unfolding before them in a public setting.
First Amendment rights advocates argue that the right to film public events should never be abrogated, given the protections of the U.S. Constitution.
But with the judiciary having more statist judges in place, it’s become more challenging to protect these most basic rights.
In the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri, a recent ruling has struck down the right to film public officials in a public setting. On the next page, learn how the dispute may have to head to the Supreme Court to get resolved.
Out your in the public you can’t stop your photo from being taken. This had been in court before.
B******t watch And see
I forsee a supreme court suit re: freedom of speech.
Public employees have NO right to expect privacy while on duty. WE THE PEOPLE are their employers.
I think this is F**E NEWS
Right
Here is the beginning of the “Police State.”
Good luck enforcing that one!
What are they trying to hide?
They crazyer than a football bat