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US judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police

The law makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers at 2.5 metres (eight feet) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop [File: Ross D Franklin/AP Photo]

A federal judge in the United States has blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and multiple media organisations who argued it violated the First Amendment.

US District Judge John J Tuchi on Friday issued a preliminary injunction that stops the law from being enforced when it is set to take effect on September 24.

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