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Court Says Threatening to Arrest for Recording Police Violates First Amendment

A District Court in California recently said that the act of threatening to arrest a person solely for recording police officers is a clear violation of the First Amendment. The summary judgment was given in Barich v. City of Cotati, where a civilian who often records city officials claimed the chief of police violated his […]

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