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.
Ummm yes..we do. We have every right to hold our leaders responsible! If They can’t answer to corruption, maybe they should stop before its to late.
More BS!
BILL !!!
I don’t necessarily want your pic probably break my camera but somebody needs to be watching
your bad and i mean bad behavior
Then they have no right to film citizens or intercept our private calls or messages or texts or emails
Freedom of speech and press just died in the US.
Obstruction of justices .must be f**e or THEY where caught committee treason
BULL!
They can rule all they want… Freedom of the press doesn’t mean news outlets. It’s our right to tell all.
Supreme court says we can so … suck it