July 2023

Arizona Law Banning Video Recording of Police Ruled Unconstitutional

By Matthew E. Kelley

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter July 2023

Ruling in favor of a coalition of news organizations, a federal judge has struck down an Arizona statute that would have made it a crime to record video of police within eight feet of them after being warned to stop.

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