Oregon ban on secret recordings upheld, Project Veritas plans Supreme Court appeal [View all]
Source: Reuters
January 7, 2025 6:44 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago
Jan 7 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Oregon law banning most secret recordings of oral conversations, rejecting a First Amendment challenge by Project Veritas, a conservative activist group known for using covert recordings against opponents.
In a 9-2 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle said the so-called conversational privacy law did not violate Project Veritas' free speech rights.
It also said the law was narrowly tailored to Oregon's significant governmental interest in ensuring that residents know when they are being recorded. The decision reversed a July 2023 rejection of the law by a divided three-judge panel of the same court.
Eight judges in Tuesday's majority were appointed to the bench by Democratic presidents, while the dissenting judges and the earlier majority were appointed by Republican presidents. Benjamin Barr, a lawyer for Project Veritas, said the group will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/oregon-ban-secret-recordings-upheld-project-veritas-plans-supreme-court-appeal-2025-01-07/
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