Filming Cops On Duty Is Now A Felony In Illinois

Earlier this year the Illinois Supreme Court struck down a state eavesdropping law that made it a crime for citizens to record conversations with police or anyone else without the other person s permission The court held that the old law criminalize d a wide range of innocent conduct and violated free-speech rights In particular the court noted the state could not criminalize recording activities where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy including citizens public encounters with police

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