U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 30, 2012
Recording police just got a little bit safer
The U.S. high court has refused to hear one state's appeal asking for reversal of an unfavorable decision enjoining law enforcement from prosecuting citizens who record, tape or film police. By Shawn Khorrami and Rabeh Soofi
The state of Illinois has failed in its final effort to save one of the harshest laws in the country - a 1961 Illinois criminal statute that prohibits Illinois residents from recording or taping police and punishes violations as a Class 1 felony carrying up to a 15-year prison sentence. On Nov. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling refusing to hear the state's appeal, which asked for a reversal of the unfavorable 7...
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