War on Cameras
Filmmakers Challenge Restrictions on Recording Police in London
After being subject to a stop and frisk in the tube
Cop Refuses to Give 12-Year-Old His Badge Number After Parking Police Motorcycle on Sidewalk
The law is supposed to be blind, contrary to the opinion of some of its enforcers
Justice Department Backs Filming Police in Maryland
Those arrested for filming cops have constitutional rights, the DOJ writes to the U.S. District Court in Maryland
First Arrest in Undercover Agricultural Filming Ban Dismissed
Defendant was standing on public property while filming
Delaware Cops Reminded It's OK for People To Photograph Trains
This requires a special memo?
N.C. Woman Arrested for Filming Cops Wins Settlement
She was standing in her own front yard
Judge Strikes Down NYC Transit Rules Requiring ID in Subways
Also affirms right to take photographs without police confrontation
Miami Beach PD Second-in-Command Doesn't Understand Public Nature of Police Department
More adventures with camera
"Photography Is Not a Crime" Prosecutor Fired for Abusing Position for Lap Dances
Professionalism on display in Miami
Cops Recorded Freaking Out Over Copwatch Cameraman
Badges and lenses are a volatile combination
White House Sends Warning Letter to Obama Daughter Photographer
Pictures were taken on public beach, which is perfectly legal
Newark Settles With Teen Who Filmed Police
No matter the law, cops remain allergic to cameras
Supreme Court Rules Against Law That Prohibits The Filming of Police
Win for free speech rights
Newark PD Issues New Policy on Recording Cops
Officers will be retrained in response to teen's arrest
Photographer Found "Not Guilty" in Police-Filming Case
Carlos Miller has become an activist and spokesman for the right to photograph officials
Man Sues Police After Tussle Over Photos
Arrested for shooting pictures of crime scene that damaged his property
Spain Looks to Ban Photos, Videos of Police
Nothing to do with them beating up protesters, they promise
Austin Cops Arrest Civilian Monitor, Confiscate Camera
And the police managed to break the law in the process
TSA Ignores Own Policy, Deletes Photos of Checkpoint
If you make the rules, you can ignore the rules
N.J. Court Reaffirms Right To Record Cops
The First Amendment, oddly enough, trumps delicate police sensibilities
Copwatchers Arrested in Texas for "Interfering"
Because observing is interfering with a cop's ability to get away with stuff
NYPD Recorded Roughing Up a Photographer
They really don't get the whole "everybody has a camera" thing
Dallas Cop Suspended For Busting Biker Over Videorecording
If you're going to behave badly, don't do it in front of a camera
NYPD Detain, Threaten Man Recording Arrest
They invoked the ever-popular, "it's illegal to record the police."
Phone Snatch Gets D.C. Cops Sued
They stole the device just one day after being told to do nothing of the sort
Journalists Roughed Up at DNC
Undercover agents took violent exception to being photographed
Treating Photographers as Terrorists Is Nothing New for LAPD
"New" policy just restates the old one, with some window-dressing
