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.
Not my public servant. Out of touch with US.
Resign.
Unjust judges
Dream on scag
More liberal BS , them and their controlled judges should be lynched…
Politician and cops don’t want to be filmed because they don’t want to be caught and doing the corrupt things that they do especially the Democrats the Democrats would love to have a totalitarian Society where they can manipulate and control everything well they’ll be civil war before that ever happens and I’m going to film whoever the$#%&!@*I want to
B/S
WHAT FEDERAL DID THAT HAPPEN TO BE – ONE IN COMMUNIST CHINA OR WAS IT CUBA?????
Huh?
Brenda I’ll break your camera. Do not invade my space. Thank you.