Another Defense Win in Criminal Case re Recording Chicago Cops, as Judge Rules Law Unconstitutional
A controversial Illinois state law making it a felony offense for an individual to record police in public without their permission was ruled unconstitutional today by a Chicago judge.
Judge Stanley Sacks nixed a case against artist Christopher Drew, finding that it potentially criminalized “wholly innocent conduct,” the Chicago Tribune reports.
The Associated Press and Sun-Times also have stories.
Legislation is being considered that could change the law to allow citizens to record police as long as the conversation would have been audible to them if they were simply listening to it.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “15 Years for Recording a Talk with Cops? Woman Avoids Prison with Acquittal”
ABAJournal.com: “Can Citizens Use Cellphones to Record Cops? Joining 1st Circuit, Oregon Appeals Court Says Yes”
