First Amendment auditors: Content creators test the limits in the name of free speech

A Michigan couple who identify as First Amendment auditors say they are defending constitutional rights by filming in public ...

Why ‘First Amendment auditors’ are filming in public across Placer County

Police say filming in public is generally protected — even when it makes people uncomfortable. Here’s what they recommend if ...
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Masked men recording people in Havre de Grace worry some residents

Masked men recording people at the post office and library in Havre de Grace have caused a stir among some residents, but the men say they are simply exercising their First Amendment right. On Oct. 25 ...
The Baltimore Sun

Havre de Grace ‘First Amendment auditor’ responds to charges: ‘I give what I get’

The “First Amendment auditor” charged with harassment and disorderly conduct for recording people outside a Havre de Grace post office told his side of the story in a YouTube video posted Sunday. In a ...
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Who are First Amendment auditors? Encounters with them prompted police calls in California

Police in the California coastal community of Pismo Beach received an influx of calls earlier this week about people filming citizens at the local post office. It turns out they were First Amendment ...
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He filmed police actions for transparency. Then came arrests — of him

Five years ago, Gabriel Bassford saw an online video that changed his life. It was 2021, and the aftershocks of George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers still lingered. He was ...