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But isn't the practical effect of this that police officers can continue violating the FA rights of people in this way and then shrugging behind qualified immun

• int_19h 10y ago
  No, because they have firmly established that right by this very ruling. "Although the right was not clearly established at the time of Turner’s activities, whether such a right exists and is protected by the First Amendment presents a separate and distinct question. Because the issue continues to arise in the qualified immunity context, we now proceed to determine it for the future. We conclude that First Amendment principles, controlling authority, and persuasive precedent demonstrate that a First Amendment right to record the police does exist, subject only to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. "