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.
That’s going to get shot down, cause the Supreme Court has constantly ruled that the public can.
I call upon the 28 amendment. Suck it Congress.
HEY F**E PERSON ARE YOU SURE THE HIGHEST COURT SAID THAT?
UnAmerican judges must go.
They will keep on until some country takes care of these issues. We have nukes pointed our way all around the world.
You work for the people, we pay your salary so$#%&!@*off….don’t like it, get a real job
B.S. i have the right to film anyone i want and this will go all the way to the supreme court
I thought they were public servents. I guess I am wrong. Then maybe we should not pay anymore taxes.
Figures they don’t want anyone catching them while commuting crimes and you know very well there are a lot of crooked politicians and hate to say it some police officers
What are they trying to hide now. Do yoy know everything they have been doing lately is mentioned uin the Bible.