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Michigan supreme court rules that you can videotape police?
does anyone know how to find the actual court decision? I know it was 6-1, I think it happened in march, but I can't find the actual case number or anything official. all I can find is news articles about the decision.
here is an article that might be helpful:
In a 6-1 Michigan Supreme Court ruling, rapper Dr. Dre won over a police officer’s right to privacy while “on the job” and engaged in law enforcement duties. The suit was filed by former police official, Gary Brown, now a Detroit City Councilman, who, with other Detroit police officers, was videotaped while attempting to close an Eminem concert should they show a sexually explicit video. Subsequently, the video of the police officers was included in a DVD produced about the tour. Brown’s lawsuit was dismissed on the basis that there is no right to privacy for police while performing their duties. This ruling makes it legal in the state of Michigan to video record the police while they perform their duties and will be used in other court cases arising in other states where such action is becoming illegal. There have been numerous incidents where cell phone users and persons with video cameras have recorded acts of police misconduct, resulting in the bystander witness who recorded such acts being arrested and the cell phone or video equipment confiscated. Massachusetts is one such state which we believe has proposed legislation to make it illegal to videotape police officers in the performance of their duties. Illinois passed such legislation. Civilian videos of police officers have revealed misconduct, abuse and filing of false reports throughout the U.S. The case also has First Amendment implications as well.
more information I was able to find:
- the lawsuit is about 10 years old, but the decision was released March 19th, 2011
- the lawsuit was filed by Universal Music Group
- the lawsuit was on behalf of Dr Dre (Andre Romelle Young) for an incident on the during the "up in smoke" tour
scratch that, the case was actually voted on March 18th, according to an open letter by Gary Brown (the police officer involved in the incident
Thanks for your help, KMcG. you gave me enough extra information that I could track it down.
here is the info, if anyone wants it:
No. 140296
Gregory J. Bowens, Paula M. Bridges, and Gary A. Glenn D. Oliver
Brown, David K. Tillman
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
and
Robert B. Dunlap and Phillip A. Talbert,
Plaintiffs,
v
(Appeal from Ct of Appeals)
(Wayne - Murphy, J.)
ARY, Inc., D/B/A Aftermath Entertainment, Phillip J. Herschel P. Fink
Atwell, Chronic 2001 Touring, Inc., Geronimo Film Howard E. King
Productions, Inc., and Andre Young,
Defendants-Appellants,
and
Amazon.Com, Inc., et al,
Defendants.
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- KMcGLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I just did a search for Michigan supreme court Gary Brown and came up with at least three pdfs from the court. Try that.