First Amendment offers limited protection for newsgathering, expert says

Legal expert reveals the First Amendment paradox that leaves reporters vulnerable despite constitutional protections for publishing.

State police, ACLU reach agreement in suit stemming from arrests made in protests over Connecticut highways

HARTFORD, Conn. — A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit alleging that the Connecticut State Police violated the First Amendment when troopers broke up multiple anti-Trump protests on ...
ABC15 Arizona

Who are First Amendment auditors? Encounters with them prompted police calls in California

Police in the California coastal community of Pismo Beach received an influx of calls earlier this week about people filming citizens at the local post office. It turns out they were First Amendment ...
Houston Public Media

The First Amendment may not always mean what you think it means

The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights establishes rights to speech, religion, press, and assembly. Monday night in Austin and Dallas, police broke up protests in the streets over the federal ...
Los Angeles Times

South Bay heckler who spewed vulgarities at women is protected by 1st Amendment, police say

For months, a man has been pestering residents in the South Bay’s beach cities with offensive remarks and vulgar language while filming the altercations and posting the videos on social media. The ...
Aclu.org

Recording and Documenting Police and Federal Agents

The First Amendment protects your right to take photos and videos of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public. This applies to ICE agents, police, FBI, National Guard troops, and any ...