Freedom of the Press on Nostr: Courts everywhere recognize a First Amendment right to record police. But ...
Courts everywhere recognize a First Amendment right to record police.
But anti-transparency lawmakers have a workaround: barring people from getting close to cops.
These buffer laws are blatantly unconstitutional. Good for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for fighting back.
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2024/09/28/federal-judge-blocks-police-buffer-zone-law-in-media-lawsuit/
But anti-transparency lawmakers have a workaround: barring people from getting close to cops.
These buffer laws are blatantly unconstitutional. Good for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for fighting back.
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2024/09/28/federal-judge-blocks-police-buffer-zone-law-in-media-lawsuit/