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Civil Liberties

sallyjojo

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7. I am not a lawyer,

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 12:41 PM

Feb 2013

I didn't read all of the links in this post, but I would think a work around strategy would be to argue that one was simply recording themselves and the other participants happened to be present during the recordingl. They were not eavedropping per se, the police officers were uninvited guests during the recording.

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Judge rules (Illinois) eavesdropping law unconstitutional [View all] Bozita Mar 2012 OP

I've always found this statute to be offensive. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #1

And I think there's ALWAYS the right to record yourself, whether any other party approves or not saras Mar 2012 #3

agreed. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #4

Damn those activist judges!!1!11!11 DCKit Mar 2012 #2

Melongo’s Eavesdropping Case Dismissed: Another Blow To Illinois Eavesdropping Law amorro Jul 2012 #5

NBC Investigative Report On Another Eavesdropping Case amorro Nov 2012 #6

I am not a lawyer, sallyjojo Feb 2013 #7