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US Circuit Court Protects People’s Right to Record Police in Public

US Circuit Court Protects People’s Right to Record Police in Public

A bronze statue of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword stands behind a wooden judge's gavel resting on a sound block.

The United States Second Circuit has held for the first time that the First Amendment of the Constitution protects a person's right to record law enforcement activity in public.

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