NYTimes: The Right to Record

“The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department took an important stand last week, declaring that citizens have a First Amendment right to videotape the actions of police officers in public places and that seizure or destruction of such recordings violates constitutional rights.”

From The New York Times:

EDITORIAL: The Right to Record

The Justice Department took an important stand when it declared that citizens have a right to videotape the actions of police officers in public places.

http://nyti.ms/JJ0fZn

Stephen Kuusisto
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