Supreme Court Blocks Illinois Law Against Recording Police 225
An anonymous reader writes "The Illinois anti-eavesdropping law was cut down slightly. While protecting the average citizen from eavesdropping, it also put in place prohibitions against recording the police as they were doing their jobs. An appeals court sided with the ACLU, saying that it was too great a restriction on First Amendment rights. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, cementing in place the lower court's ruling. In Illinois, you can now secretly record the police."
Re:In Illinois? (Score:3, Interesting)
Most law officers do their duty honorably but those that don't should be held account or we drop into a police state.
There are two types of cops, bad cops and cops who cover for bad cops. There are no good cops.