
Is 75 Years in Prison for Recording Police in Public Constitutional? Illinois Says Yes
Three years ago, an Illinois man named Michael Allison was arrested for videotaping …
Three years ago, an Illinois man named Michael Allison was arrested for videotaping …
Boston lawyer Simon Glik was arrested on October 1, 2007 when he used his cell phone to record officers making a drug arrest, and later sued the city and the officers for violating his rights. After the officers tried to having the lawsuit dismissed on the basis of qualified immunity, a Federal Appeals Court denied the motion last week and ruled that filming and photographing police is in fact protected by the First Amendment.
Charges have been dropped against Anthony Graber, a motorcyclist who filmed a plainclothes Maryland State Trooper during a traffic stop and uploaded the video to YouTube. According to the Baltimore Sun,