Updating eavesdropping: ACLU v. Alvarez and potential legislation
By Jordan M. Kielian & David J. Silverman
Government Lawyers,
October 2012
ACLU v. Alvarez changed the landscape of the eavesdropping law in Illinois. Prosecutors can no longer enforce the law against people who openly record police officers performing their duties in public.
Updating eavesdropping: ACLU v. Alvarez and potential legislation
By Jordan M. Kielian & David J. Silverman
Local Government Law,
August 2012
ACLU v. Alvarez changed the landscape of the eavesdropping law in Illinois. Prosecutors can no longer enforce the law against people who openly record police officers performing their duties in public.
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