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Yet Another Court Affirms the First Amendment Right To Record Police

The Supreme Court still refuses to weigh in on the issue.

Reason · Jul 13, 2022

Public has a First Amendment right to film police, Colorado 10th Circuit rules

DENVER — The federal appeals court covering Colorado and five neighboring states on Monday for the first time affirmed that the public’s right to film police is protected under the First Amendment — a landmark ruling celebrated by press freedom organizations.

The Denver Post · Jul 12, 2022

Right to Videorecord Police Clearly Established, Violated by Blocking Camera and Shining Light Into It

From today's decision in Irizarry v. Yehia, decided by Judge Scott Matheson, joined by Judges Paul Kelly and Carolyn McHugh: Early in the morning on May 26, 2019, Abade Irizarry, a YouTube journalist and blogger, was filming a DUI traffic stop in Lakewood, Colorado. Officer Ahmed Yehia arrived on the…

Reason · Jul 11, 2022