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.
Police state coming to a town near you
This truly crazy.
Correct, but they expect us to live in a police state with constant surveillance.
B******T!
B******t nancy go to hell thats unconstitutional
Stop me
Screw THAT federal court ! We WILL NOT OBEY or COMPLY !
Bovine Feces. This would never stand up in any other court, not run by an idiot leftie.
B******t
record record don’t listen to this crazy Bitch