recording police activity

Illinois eavesdropping law loses round in federal appeals court

The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Illinois could not enforce their eavesdropping law that makes it illegal to make recordings of police officers in public without their permission. The appeals court wrote, “The Illinois eavesdropping statute restricts far more speech than necessary to protect legitimate privacy interests.” -db From the Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2012, by Ryan Haggerty. Full story    

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

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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