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Federal judge rules Mass. law prohibiting secret audio recording of police, government officials is unconstitutional

Posted on December 12, 2018June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Joe Cadillic sends along this report by  Noah R. Bombard:

A federal court judge Monday ruled a Massachusetts General Law prohibiting the secret audio recording of police or government officials is unconstitutional. 


Chief United States District Judge Patti B. Saris made the ruling on two similar cases — one involving two Jamaica Plain residents who frequently record police officers and a second case involving Project Veritas, the undercover organization founded by conservative political activist James O’Keefe.

Read more on MassLive while I do a little happy dance.

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