Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Senile Sheriff forgets what I just told him, accuses me of lying, acts as though photography is a crime, then has his deputy drive around town looking for my vehicle.
Recorded 6-24-2021
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
145 School St.
Lincolnton, GA 30817
Sheriff Paul C. Reviere
Deputy P. Morris
SMITH v. CITY OF CUMMING
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida)
The court affirmed that the First Amendment protects the right to gather information about what public officials do on public property, and specifically, a right to record matters of public interest.
The court agreed with the Smiths that they had a right subject to reasonable time, manner and place restrictions, to photograph or videotape police conduct.
Senile Sheriff forgets what I just told him, accuses me of lying, acts as though photography is a crime, then has his deputy drive around town looking for my vehicle.
Recorded 6-24-2021
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
145 School St.
Lincolnton, GA 30817
Sheriff Paul C. Reviere
Deputy P. Morris
SMITH v. CITY OF CUMMING
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida)
The court affirmed that the First Amendment protects the right to gather information about what public officials do on public property, and specifically, a right to record matters of public interest.
The court agreed with the Smiths that they had a right subject to reasonable time, manner and place restrictions, to photograph or videotape police conduct.
