No First Amendment Right to Film Others' Party in Public Park, Even to Try to Document Alleged Ordinance Violations

No First Amendment Right to Film Others' Party in Public Park, Even to Try to Document Alleged Ordinance Violations

From Monday's decision by Judge Edward Chen in Barroca v. Hayward Area Recreation & Parks Dist. (N.D. Cal.): Plaintiff also asserts a First Amendment claim based on an incident in which a park ranger told him to stop filming a family barbecue held by Marco Hernandez, a retired HARD employee. The Ninth Circuit has "recognized that there is a First Amendment right to film matters of public interest." A well-established application of this right is…