U.S. District Court rules against local plaintiffs for recording cops during separate incidents at Temple and in Center City
You have no First Amendment right to videotape or take pictures of police officers without a specific, critical reason for doing so, according to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The court ruled Friday in Fields vs. City of Philadelphia that absent "any state purpose of being critical of the government," your freedom of expression and speech is not applicable when recording the activities of police officers.
You have no First Amendment right to videotape or take pictures of police officers without a specific, critical reason for doing so, according to a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The court ruled Friday in Fields vs. City of Philadelphia that absent "any state purpose of being critical of the government," your freedom of expression and speech is not applicable when recording the activities of police officers.