The 1st Circuit Federal Court of Appeals said that a lawyer who used his cell phone to record a video of police making a drug arrest was within his rights and that the seizure of his cell phone and his arrest by police violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights.
http://teejaw.com/tag/simon-glik/
In answer to the question, “Is there a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public?” the Court gives a resounding “Yes!”
Well, I’m glad to see that the Supreme Court has upheld the rights of
photographers to take pictures in public places! Spread the news, raise
awareness! Public places and anonymous meetings contradict one another, go
figure. If you want to blow off your 7th tradition and take a free ride by
using a public place to conduct your business, to smoke, there are some
trade-offs. Anonymity and privacy for your members, common sense would tell
you, does not exist out in public! So then, if you take the “Anonymous” part of
your meetings out, should you really call your meetings anonymous? How is that
looking out for your vulnerable newcomers privacy? Do you even care? How do
these public displays of telling drug and alcohol stories for all to hear even
qualify as an anonymous meeting? I guess getting a free ride and smoking is
more important. Sounds like personality before principal to me!