EFF to Court: The First Amendment Protects the Right to Record First Responders | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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EFF to Court: The First Amendment Protects the Right to Record First Responders

The First Amendment protects the right of members of the public to record first responders addressing medical emergencies, EFF argued in an amicus brief filed in the federal trial court for the Northern District of Texas. The case, Adelman v. DART, concer

via Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/eff-court-first-amendment-protects-right-record-first-responders

The First Amendment protects the right of members of the public to record first responders addressing medical emergencies, EFF argued in an amicus brief filed in the federal trial court for the Northern District of Texas. The case, Adelman v. DART, concerns the arrest of a Dallas freelance press photographer for criminal trespass after he took photos of a man receiving emergency treatment in a public area.