Federal judge deems Arizona law restricting the recording of police officers to be unconstitutional – By Meghann Dyke (Washington Examiner) / July 22, 2023
A federal judge ruled against an Arizona law that restricts how close the public is allowed to be to police officers while recording, and deemed it to be unconstitutional.
In his ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi cited infringement against a clear right for citizens to film police while performing the duties of their jobs.
“The law prohibits or chills a substantial amount of First Amendment protected activity and is unnecessary to prevent interference with police officers given other Arizona laws in effect,” Tuchi writes.
Tuchi placed a temporary injunction to pause the law from going into effect last year, but his latest order permanently keeps it from being able to be enforced
