Ballston Spa trustees pass resolution to restrict cameras in Village Hall after man shoots video there, sparking questions about rights
BALLSTON SPA — A man who shot a video of the interior of Village Hall has sparked the Board of Trustees to unanimously pass a resolution that prohibits video and photography in the village’s office building without consent, a move that has at least one resident concerned that village officials are violating First Amendment rights.
Keith Lewis, a Democrat and close follower of local government, alleges that Mayor Frank Rossi, Jr. infringed on an unidentified individual’s First Amendment rights by calling Ballston Spa police to stop the man, who was likely what social media is calling a “First Amendment auditor,” from filming inside the village office.
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