PHOENIX (AP) — A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police faced its first legal challenge Tuesday with a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The group’s Arizona chapter, joined by several Arizona news outlets, filed a petition in the US District Court. They argue that the law violates First Amendment freedoms.
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