The Trump administration last month made explicit its intent to prosecute people who videotape ICE raids, with DHS calling such recordings “doxing” and even “violence” against agents.

However, seven federal circuits have ruled that the First Amendment protects recording police in public spaces.

Cato Senior Fellow Walter Olson examines this clash between executive policy and constitutional law and why accurate identification of uniformed officers is a legitimate objective in preventing secret police tactics.

If you’d like to speak with Olson, please reach out to Madison: mmiller@​cato.​org.