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Claim 350

The court found there is a clearly established right to record officers performing their duties in public.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The court found there is a clearly established right to record officers performing their duties in public.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Court affirms a right to record police
About
incident 2023-arizona-police-recording-law-struck-down
Source
Federal Judge Upholds Arizonans' Right to Record the Police
Publisher
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-08-01

Quotation from the source

there is a clearly established right to record law enforcement officers engaged in the exercise of their official duties in public places