Audio recordings
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First Circuit: Massachusetts can’t ban secret recording of law enforcement in public
RCFP had urged the court to rule the state’s ban on such recording unconstitutional. -
Philadelphia Bail Fund v. Arraignment Court Magistrate Judges
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 14 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
10th Circuit reverses dismissal of 'Dateline' defamation case
Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights… -
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state's eavesdropping law as unconstitutional. Annabel Melongo spent 20 months in… -
New Hampshire Supreme Court reverses blogger's felony conviction for recording phone conversations
The New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned a felony wiretapping conviction Tuesday of a blogger who recorded phone conversations with a… -
Illinois Supreme Court hears case over woman's jailing for recording public official
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that again challenges the constitutionality of the state’s eavesdropping… -
Filmmaker cannot obtain trial recording, Mass. high court rules
Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Monday that a documentary filmmaker cannot access an audio recording of a controversial rape trial because… -
Ill. judge declares state's eavesdropping law unconstitutional
An Illinois judge ruled last week that the state’s eavesdropping law – one of the broadest restrictions on audio recording… -
Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference… -
First Amendment prevents prosecution for recording police performance of public duties
The Illinois Eavesdropping Act, one of the broadest restrictions on audio recording nationwide, is likely unconstitutional and may not be…