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ACLU can’t challenge Illinois law forbidding recording police in public places without permission

donal brown January 20, 2011

Courthouse News Service January 20, 2011 By Joe Celentino A federal district judge said the American Civil Liberties Union could not contest an Illinois law that criminalizes recording people including police in public places without their permission. -db

Illinois: ACLU suit seeks to allow citizen recording of police in action

donal brown August 23, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Illinois Eavesdropping Act that criminalizes recording public conversations without the consent of all parties. The ACLU claims that police routinely record encounters with drivers they pull over, but drivers are not allowed to record police conversations. -db Chicago Tribune August 19, 2010 By Becky Schlikerman and Kristen Mack It’s not unusual or illegal for police officers to flip on a camera


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ACLU can’t challenge Illinois law forbidding recording police in public places without permission

Illinois: ACLU suit seeks to allow citizen recording of police in action

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