This law prohibiting journalists and others from recording cops up close is blatantly unconstitutional, as Louisiana's previous governor recognized in vetoing it.
Good to hear that it's being challenged.
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-news-media-groups-sue-over-police-buffer-law/article_80434710-5035-11ef-814a-275514bd7829.html
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