# Claim 53

Journalists and the public may film police from ordinary distances while the injunction remains in place.

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

- Statement: Journalists and the public may film police from ordinary distances while the injunction remains in place.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Buffer-zone law enforcement blocked
- About: [incident 2025-federal-judge-blocks-louisiana-buffer-law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-federal-judge-blocks-louisiana-buffer-law)
- Source: Judge blocks enforcement of Louisiana's 25-foot buffer zone for police. https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-blocks-enforcement-louisiana-25-225735750.html
- Publisher: Yahoo News / AP
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-01-31

## Quotation from the source

> The distance required is likely to impede Plaintiffs' non-obstructive newsgathering. … Therefore, the Act has a chilling effect on Plaintiffs' First Amendment rights.

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