Good
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Cook County state’s attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job.
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state’s anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people who tape law enforcement officers.
November 26th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Bout damn time… sigh…
November 27th, 2012 at 5:28 am
Hmm.
November 27th, 2012 at 11:25 am
Guess they’re afraid that some of their “Only Ones” will be “Outed ” like Harliss of the Canton, Ohio P.D. was.
And they Should be Afraid. Very Afraid.
November 27th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Perhaps if the article’s comments page was working for me, I wouldn’t need to ask this, but: what happens to the people already hit with stiff sentences because of this stupid law?
November 27th, 2012 at 11:35 am
This is gonna put a crimp in Chicago PD’s style. From shaking down tow-truck-drivers, to taking bribes for traffic tickets, to all manner of problems.
My archives are filled with stories from Chicago under the heading Cops Behaving Badly
November 27th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Forcing Mordor back into the US …
The SCOTUS settled the issue on videos of government officials some time ago … they legalized it.
November 27th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
ankle: They can appeal immediately.
November 27th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Unbelievable that the state’s attorney’s office even thought that this was a reasonable appeal in the first place.