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Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations
The Right to Record Act would let Americans sue federal law enforcement officers who interfere with filming or observing police activity.
Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress today that would create a right to sue federal law enforcement officers who stop someone from filming or observing police activity.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D–Conn.) and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D–Fla.) introduced the " Right to Record Act of 2026 ," which they say would create new consequences for individual federal officers who violate a person's First Amendment right to document and record police.
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