Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Draconian Eavesdropping LawBy Carlos MillerPINAC Mar. 21, 2014 |
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It’s official: the draconian Illinois eavesdropping law is dead, wiped off the books by the state’s Supreme Court earlier today in a ruling that stated the law was not only unconstitutional but way too broad, criminalizing the recording of conversations in places where there is no expectation of privacy. So now with no law in the books, Illinois citizens can record each other – even in places where they do have an expectation of privacy -- and even publishing those recordings, making it no different than other states with one-party consent laws, which allow the recording of others as long as one person in the conversation is aware of the recording. Read More |