A federal court recently ruled that secretly recording government officials, including police officers, is protected under the First Amendment. Do you think secretly recording government officials should or should not be protected under the First Amendment?

Conducted

December 14, 2018

12808 US adults surveyed

Conducted December 14, 2018

YouGov surveyed 12808 US adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

It should be protected

54%

It should not be protected

23%

Don't know

23%

Conducted December 14, 2018

YouGov surveyed 12808 US adults

It should be protected

54%

It should not be protected

23%

Don't know

23%

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