Saturday, August 27, 2011

Court Says State Law Used to Ban Recording of Police Officers in Public is Unconstitutional

A Boston lawyer suing the city and police officers who arrested him for using his cell phone to record a drug arrest on the Common won a victory today when a federal appeals court said the officers could not claim "qualified immunity" because they were performing their job when they arrested him under a state law that bars audio recordings without the consent of both parties.

http://www.universalhub.com/2011/court-says-state-law-banning-recording-police-offi