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ABC 7 Chicago: Illinois eavesdropping law blocked by federal court
ABC 7 Chicago interviewed the ACLU of Illinois’ legal director Harvey Grossman about the recent ruling in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez, which stated that the Illinois Eavesdropping Act... Continue reading
Chicago Tribune: Court orders ban on enforcement of Illinois eavesdropping law
The Chicago Tribune reported on the recent ruling in the case of ACLU v. Alvarez, which declared that the Illinois Eavesdropping Act “…likely violates the First Amendment’s free speech and... Continue reading
Victory for First Amendment Right to Audio Record Police
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois in a case involving Illinois’ controversial eavesdropping law. The ACLU is... Continue reading
Chicago Tribune: Chicago police won’t enforce eavesdropping law during NATO summit, city says
The City of Chicago has announced that the it will not enforce the Illinois Eavesdropping Act against citizens who audio record police officers during the NATO summit protests taking place... Continue reading
Slate: Recording Police Making Arrests & the Outrageous Law that Makes it a Felony
Slate‘s Dahlia Lithwick posted an article about the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, which prohibits citizens from recording public officials, including police, performing their public duties in a public place. The ACLU... Continue reading
Chicago Sun-Times: McCarthy Says It’s good to record officers
The Chicago Sun-Times published a piece about Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy’s recent statement of support for a bill which would permit the audio recording of police officers engaged in... Continue reading
Chicago Tribune: State’s eavesdropping law faces growing challenges
The issue of recording police activity in public and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act made the front page of The Chicago Tribune on Monday. The article highlights several cases in which... Continue reading
WTTW: Eavesdropping Law
WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program featured a segment about the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, which is currently being contested in the case ACLU v. Alvarez. The lawsuit aims to challenge the application... Continue reading
Fox Chicago News: Fraternal Order of Police Wants to Fight ACLU on Police Designation Lawsuit
Fox News Chicago spoke with ACLU of Illinois Legal Director Harvey Grossman about the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) intervening on the case of CANA v. City of Chicago. The... Continue reading
Thanks to citizens with cameras
Leonard Pitts’ syndicated column appeared in The Chicago Tribune about the use of cameras to record police activity in light of the November 18 UC Davis incident, where a police... Continue reading
