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.
No federal tax dollars for sanctuary cities put governors and mayors and judges in prison for violating the law
That’s absurd how else can you prove so much non sence
more f**e news
Cant imagine myself ruining my phone or camera by taking a pic of pelwhosi.
We will film you no matter what the liberal federal court says
We have no king or gestapo…you film us everywhere and take our rights to keep us *safe* and we can’t protect ourselves as stated in our Constitution?
CAUSE their always committing crimes!!
So when is the gashtopo going to to start collecting people?
Yes I know but we have a lot of RINOS in office…we need to vote them out
And the government has no right to film Americans there law