Wiretapping charges rejected in cell phone filming of police arrests

[David Farber <dfarber () cs cmu edu>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Ethan Ackerman" <eackerma () u washington edu>
Date: February 3, 2008 2:19:57 PM EST
To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
Subject: Wiretapping charges rejected in cell phone filming of police  
arrests

Greetings Dave,

Past IP posts have discussed arrests for those who film or record
police officers, and the alarming frequency with which wiretap,
interferring with arrest or invasion-of-privacy charges are leveled
against those who record police activity.

So it may be worth noting that a Boston judge yesterday not only threw
out wiretapping and disturbing the peace charges, but made a point to
rule that obvious and non-interferring recordings of police activity
are protected by the 1st Amendment.

Coverage:
http://volokh.com/posts/1201919674.shtml


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