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    1st Circuit Court Rules Videotaping Cops Is Protected 1st Am

    Ground-Breaking Victory For the Common Man: First Circuit Court Rules Videotaping Cops Is Protected By First Amendment

    Mac Slavo
    September 2nd, 2011
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    Whip out those cell phones and video cameras – we have great news!

    It’s official, and the message to public servants is clear – Americans’ right to video record police while they are executing their duties in a public venue fits comfortably within first amendment activity:

    Hear ye, hear ye!!

    The First Circuit Court of Appeals–the highest federal court for New England just below the U.S. Supreme Court–last Friday handed down a ground-breaking decision defending our right to videotape the police and other public officials as they engage in their official duties…

    On Friday, the First Circuit agreed. In a decision that reads like an ode to the First Amendment as key to both liberty and democracy, the court wrote:

    “The filming of government officials engaged in their duties in a public place, including police officers performing their responsibilities, fits comfortably within these principles [of protected First Amendment activity]. Gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest in protecting and promoting the free discussion of governmental affairs.â€
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    You think this is good? I bet the ACLU does too---as they're licking their chops in thinking of the profitable lawsuits they can file, now that they can get access to evidence. There is also a question of confidentiality and public security. Plus a bunch of other reasons, I bet.
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