Law enforcement and the First Amendment: What you need to know
The Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s Law Enforcement and the First Amendment virtual training session on Oct. 9 explored ways the First Amendment protects the public’s right to record police; the rules of engagement when journalists and citizens record police in action; and how free speech rights come into play in encounters between the public and police.
Watch the video to get the facts from our panel of experts:
- Vic Reynolds, Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- Zoe Bambara, Community Organizer & Activist
- Sarah Brewerton-Palmer, First Amendment Attorney, Caplan Cobb LLP
- Clare Norins, Director, First Amendment Clinic, UGA School of Law
- Gerry Weber, First Amendment Attorney, Gerry Weber LLC and Southern Center for Human Rights
Want to know more? Check out these additional resources:
- Police departments across Georgia should adopt Citizens’ Right to Record policy
- Know your rights: Tips for journalists covering protests
- First Amendment rights spark justice and seed change in Georgia
- Blue Book: Georgia Law Enforcement and the Open Records Act
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