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Biggest questions for five teams at Big 12 Media Days

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Many questions will be answered at the Big 12 Media Days which starts Wednesday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor

Kansas: How can the Jayhawks improve? With only two wins in the past two seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks have On Wednesday and Thursday, the also finished last place in the conferBig 12 conference will host its annual ence every year since 2015. Big 12 media days in AT&T Stadium in Although Kansas finished 2021 Arlington, where members of the me- with a 2-11 record, the Jayhawks dia will meet with players and coaches showed improvement throughout the of every team in the conference. year, such as leading Oklahoma until With less than two months the fourth quarter, and defeating Texas between Big 12 media days and the in Austin. With a second year under start of the 2022 season, there are coach Lance Leipold and led by quarstill questions for the five teams in the terback Jalon Daniels, the Jayhawks conference who will take part on the could compete for more wins in 2022. first day of the event, questions likely West Virginia: How good is JT to be asked. Daniels? Baylor: Do the Bears have what Former five-star and No. 2 rated it takes to repeat as conference cham- quarterback in the 2018 class, JT Danpions? iels initially committed to USC, where After a Big 12 championship and he played for two seasons, before transSugar Bowl winning season in 2021, ferring to Georgia for the 2020 and the Baylor Bears topped the list of the 2021 seasons. 2022 preseason poll, picked to finish Daniels had little impact on the first in the conference yet again. 2022 national championship winning While the team lost seven players Bulldog team, backing up quarterback to the NFL and seven to the transfer Stetson Bennett. In April, Daniels portal, Baylor, under now second year announced his second transfer of his coach Dave Aranda, are looking to career, this time to West Virginia. repeat as conference champions. Although his career has been

riddled with injuries, Daniels could look to lead an experienced West Virginia team to contention in the Big 12 this season. Kansas State: Are the Wildcats a dark horse contender in the Big 12? With a revolving door of quarterbacks during the 2021 season, the Wildcats finished fifth in the Big 12. The Kansas State offense was led by running back Deuce Vaughn, who is returning to Manhattan for the 2022 season after totaling 1,872 total yards and 22 touchdowns last season. On defense, Felix AnudikeUzomah was selected as the preseason Big 12 defensive player of the year, after finishing his sophomore season with 11 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss in 2021. Along with Vaughn and Uzomah, six Kansas State players earned preseason conference honors, the most in the Big 12. And with the addition of quarterback Adrian Martinez from the transfer portal via Nebraska, who finished last season with 3,388 total yards and 27 total touchdowns, the Wildcats may be the surprise of the conference next season.

Oklahoma State: Can the Cowboys return to the Big 12 championship game? It has been 11 years since OSU won its first, and only, Big 12 championship. Last season, coach Mike Gundy’s team was an inch away from winning their second conference championship in school history, but ultimately fell to Baylor on a win-or-lose goal-line stand. After having to replace a defensive coordinator, two starting linebackers and four starters in the secondary in the offseason, OSU’s top five defense from last season will be difficult to replicate. The offense saw losses across the board as well, with leading receiver Tay Martin and rusher Jaylen Warren leaving for the NFL. Quarterback Spencer Sanders, now entering his fourth year as a starter, will have to take another step forward in his progression if OSU wishes to reach the championship game again.

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How to watch Big 12 Media Days Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor The annual Big 12 Media Days on Wednesday and Thursday will present an opportunity for members of the media to interact with and ask questions to players and coaches for each team in the conference. For fans, there is still a chance to watch the middle of the week events. On Wednesday, fans can watch team members from Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia and Oklahoma State take the stage for questions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on ESPNU or Big 12 Now on ESPN+. On Thursday, the same time and channels will allow for viewing for fans of Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Texas. Newly hired Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark will also appear at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. For other updates, one-on-one interviews and more exclusive content, O’Colly Sports on Twitter and YouTube will have fans covered from Arlington.

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WHEN IS LITTLE MUCH?

There is a short chorus that has encouraged me many times. “Little is much if God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There’s a crown and you can win it. If you go in Jesus’ name.” The woman, who poured the precious ointment on Jesus just before he was crucified, was criticized for “wasting” this expensive item. Yet, Jesus said everywhere the gospel is preached this woman’s action would be told. (Mk 14:3-9) Little things mean a lot as we are willing to serve the Lord. Paul mentions many in Romans 16 who helped him. The Good Samaritan stopped to help the man beaten and robbed. (Lu.10:30-37) Paul writes as you have opportunity, do good to all men, especially to other believers.(Gal.6:10) When the poor widow dropped the two pennies, all that she had, into the temple offering. Jesus said she gave more the large offerings given. Her “large giving” was in relation to what she had. (Mk.12:41-44)

Many people may plan to give when they receive a great amount of money, but that large amount of money may never come. We may plan to give time or talent to a project when we have more time, but that perfect time arrangement may never happen. Again, the apostle Paul encourages us “as you have opportunity, do good to all men.” We never know when a little gesture of kindness, with money, or helping in an area of service, spending a little time with a person, a word of encouragement, will be just the action that will be a great help to someone. These can be practical ways of living out the Lord’s challenge to love one another. This is the fulfilling of the many commandments in the Bible: loving people by word and action.

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Students thoughts on Roe v. Wade Teyte Holcomb News Editor The Supreme Court has recently overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that protected a woman’s right to an abortion. With this overturning, students have discussed what this means for the future of women’s rights. Students at OSU demonstrated their opinions on the topic. Carman Montgomery, an incoming junior at OSU, said this decision could be dangerous for women. “Banning a woman’s right to an abortion doesn’t stop them,” Montgomery said. “I’m not pro-killing babies, but it becomes very dangerous when women do not have the right to choose to make a decision that is best for them, especially if it compromises their own health.” The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade comes nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court decided to protect a women’s right to an abortion through the 14th amendment of the Constitution. With this decision overturned, some say this could protect women. John Paul Pierce, an incoming OSU student, said he is optimistic about this

Abby Cage The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24 which removes the federal protection of the right to an abortion.

decision. “I love this decision from three perspectives: legally, morally, and religiously,” Pierce said. “Giving states the opportunity to create laws themselves rather than beijing bound by a shaky stare decisis case from 49 years ago should make everyone feel better.” President Biden has reportedly favored changing the Senate filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade. This means that President Biden is in support of suspending the Senate filibuster, which would help in making a decision proposed by Senate Democrats making the decision federal law. Shayler Childers, an incoming sophomore at OSU, said she thinks that this decision doesn’t make any sense. “I think it’s really dangerous for women in this country,” Childers said. “It is extremely dangerous that we live in a country where women’s health is more regulated

than guns.” The overturning of this supreme court decision has resulted in six states immediately banning abortions, with 13 states making decisions in the next coming weeks. Lizzie Schneider, OSU’s President of Students for Life said that while some pro-life activists are just for regulating abortions, others have truly pro-life views. “People that are truly pro-life do want the fetus to live, but we also want mothers to get all the care they need,” Schneider said. “This world is hurting in a lot of ways and I hope that people like you and I can still work together for women and their children that will need us more than ever.” To read the full supreme court decision, visit supremecourt.gov.

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File Photo Which Wich, located in the Kerr-Drummond dining hall will soon be replaced by a new sandwich place and is set to open later this week.

New deli restaurant to replace Which Wich in Kerr-Drummond Mallory Pool Staff Reporter Oklahoma State University dining announced a new deli restaurant to replace Which Wich in KerrDrummond dining hall. The 405 Deli is set to open July 14 and OSU students are excited for the new change. “The new 405 Deli will be the perfect addition to OSU dining services,” Lexie Evers, an agribusiness major at OSU, said on Thursday. “Most every university

student can attest that there is nothing worse than eating drab food each day, this is a step in a positive direction for having more dining variety. Old School Bagels is a staple here in Stillwater, and it will be incredibly convenient to have some of their food directly on campus rather than having to walk over to Washington Street whenever a craving hits.” The 405 Deli will feature gourmet bagels, sandwiches and salads with pick-your-bread style sandwiches. Bread will be sourced locally

from Old School Bagel Café. “Healthy lifestyles are a common factor on a large university campus,” Quetta Woodall, another OSU student, said. “The new 405 Deli will bring a combination of healthy and delicious food to satisfy the needs of college students at Oklahoma State with the convenience of a few steps from the dorms.” Stay tuned for a full review of the new deli on opening weekend. news.ed@ocolly.com

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The 2022 Emmy nominations have been announced Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times The nominations for the 2022 Emmys are out! JB Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn NineNine”) announced several top categories Tuesday morning, loaded with the usual smart-money picks, snubs and surprises. Past champions “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” ruled the roost with 25 and 20 nominations, respectively. “Succession” had a jaw-dropping 14 actors selected. And while “Better Call Saul” fans are still biting their nails over the fate of favorite character Kim Wexler, the actress who plays her, Rhea Seehorn, finally received her first nomination in the show’s final season. “The White Lotus” was the most-honored limited series, with 20 nods, followed by “Dopesick” with 14, and dominated the limitedseries supporting acting categories with eight performers recognized — including five supporting actresses. Newcomers “Only Murders in the Building” (17 nominations), “Severance” (14), “Squid Game” (14), “Abbott Elementary” (7) and “Yellowjackets” (7) also had strong showings. “Squid Game” became the first non-Englishlanguage program to earn a major Emmy nomination. The 74th Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled to air Sept. 12 on NBC and Peacock. Neither the host nor the venue has yet been announced.

Drama series “Better Call Saul” “Euphoria” “Ozark” “Severance” “Squid Game” “Stranger Things” “Succession” “Yellowjackets” Drama lead actress Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) Laura Linney (“Ozark”) Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”) Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”) Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) Zendaya (“Euphoria”) Drama lead actor Jason Bateman (“Ozark”) Brian Cox (“Succession”) Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) Adam Scott (“Severance”) Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) Drama supporting actress Patricia Arquette (“Severance”) Julia Garner (“Ozark”) HoYeon Jung (“Squid Game”) Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”) Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”) J. Smith Cameron (“Succession”) Sarah Snook (“Succession”) Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria”) Drama supporting actor Nicholas Braun (“Succession”) Billy Crudup (“The

Morning Show”) Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) Park Hae-soo (“Squid Game”) Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) O Yeong-su (“Squid Game”) John Turturro (“Severance”) Christopher Walken (“Severance”) Drama guest actress Hope Davis (“Succession”) Marcia Gay Harden (“The Morning Show”) Martha Kelly (“Euphoria”) Sanaa Lathan (“Succession”) Lee You-mi (“Squid Game”) Harriet Walter (“Succession”) Drama guest actor Adrien Brody (“Succession”) James Cromwell (“Succession”) Colman Domingo (“Euphoria”) Arian Moayed (“Succession”) Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”) Alexander Skarsgard (“Succession”) Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”) Henry Winkler (“Barry”) Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”) Comedy guest actress Jane Adams (“Hacks”) Harriet Sansom Harris (“Hacks”) Jane Lynch (“Only Murders in the Building”) Laurie Metcalf

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(“Hacks”) Kaitlin Olson (“Hacks”) Harriet Walter (“Ted Lasso”) Comedy guest actor Jerrod Carmichael (“Saturday Night Live”) Bill Hader (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) James Lance (“Ted Lasso”) Nathan Lane (“Only Murders in the Building”) Christopher McDonald (“Hacks”) Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”) Limited or anthology series “Dopesick” “The Dropout” “Inventing Anna” “Pam & Tommy” “The White Lotus” Television movie “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers” “Ray Donovan: The Movie” “Reno 911: The Hunt for QAnon” “The Survivor” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” Limited/movie lead actress Toni Colette (‘The Staircase) Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna”) Lily James (“Pam & Tommy”) Sarah Paulson (“Impeachment: American Crime Story”) Margaret Qualley (“Maid”) Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”) Limited/movie lead actor

Courtesy of Tribune News Service The 74th Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled to air Sept. 12 on NBC and Peacock.

Colin Firth (“The Staircase”) Andrew Garfield (“Under the Banner of Heaven”) Oscar Isaac (“Scenes From a Marriage”) Michael Keaton (“Dopesick”) Himesh Patel (“Station Eleven”) Sebastian Stan (“Pam & Tommy”)

Limited/movie supporting actress Connie Britton (“The White Lotus”) Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”) Alexandra Daddario (“The White Lotus”) Kaitlyn Dever (“Dopesick”) Natasha Rothwell (“The White Lotus”)

Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus”) Mare Winningham (“Dopesick”) Limited/movie supporting actor Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”) Jake Lacy (“The White Lotus”) Will Poulter (“Dopesick”) Seth Rogen (“Pam & Tommy”) Peter Sarsgaard (“Dopesick”) Michael Stuhlbarg (“Dopesick”) Steve Zahn (“The White Lotus”) Limited/movie supporting actor Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”)

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Emmy... Continued from page 4 Jake Lacy (“The White Lotus”) Will Poulter (“Dopesick”) Seth Rogen (“Pam & Tommy”) Peter Sarsgaard (“Dopesick”) Michael Stuhlbarg (“Dopesick”) Steve Zahn (“The White Lotus”) Variety sketch series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” “Saturday Night Live” Variety special (prerecorded) “Adele: One Night Only” “Dave Chappelle: The Closer” “Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” “One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga” Variety special (live) “The 64th Annual Grammy Awards” “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes” “The Oscars” “The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent” “Tony Awards Presents: Broadway’s Back!”

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News/lifestyle Hosted nonfiction series or special “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman” “The Problem With Jon Stewart” “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” “VICE” “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” Variety talk series “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” “Late Night With Seth Meyers” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Competition series “The Amazing Race” “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” “Nailed It!” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef” “The Voice” Host for a reality or competition program Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness (“Queer Eye”) Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman (“Making It”) Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”) Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary (“Shark Tank”) Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”) RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) news.ed@ocolly.com

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A studying summer While many students enjoy time away from college during the summer, others are still on the studying grind to earn some extra credits during the summer months.

OSU students hit the books during the summer Payton Little Staff Reporter Summer school — what was once was a middle school nightmare is now quite common for the average college student. Many students take college courses over the summer to get ahead of the curve, focus all of their attention into one class or even prepare to get that diploma early. Oklahoma State students are no exception to summer courses. In fact, here are a few students’ stories about how they balance classes during their summer and what they do in their off time. Keeping a consistent schedule for studying and working on

school work can be tricky during the school year, so what does that look like for those taking summer classes? Catherine Scott, a biology major at Oklahoma State, has great insight on what the day-to-day routine of taking a summer class is like. “Taking a class in the summer is definitely not the most fun thing since you have assignments due more frequently, but my class was online and asynchronous so I just needed to get everything submitted by the due date,” Scott said. “Physics can also be a hard class to take in four weeks so I really had to spend a few hours each day reviewing notes, completing homework and online

labs, and watching review videos.” But as with all school work, school work is not always constant. After all, it is still summer vacation. mechanical engineering major Camden Fleming has been hard at work not only at school, but also a summer job that he works on the side. “I’ve been working mostly. I gotta pay tuition and rent somehow,” Fleming said. “I’ve also been enjoying surfing on the lake when I can find free time.” JJ Sartain, also a Mechanical Engineering major at OSU, has noted that having time on his hands is a rare occurrence for him with his summer classes. “My summer

mainly consists of school and going to the gym. I don’t have a whole lot of free time.” The benefit of summer classes, while not the most fun way to spend the sunny vacation time away, is clear to see. Biology pre-med major Shaylee Ragan is using her summer class to stay on top of her schedule. “I wanted to ‘get ahead’ or get an easy credit done,” Ragan said. I have room on my schedule to take another higher-level class next semester now.” While for some summer is seen as a time of lake days and vacation, for these students it’s all about nabbing those extra credits and making the grades. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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Whole lotta love: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review Connor Gray Staff Reporter The newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an interesting point of conversation at the very least. Returning from 2017’s box-office success of “Thor: Ragnarok,” director Taika Watiti returns to the franchise with his usual comedic shenanigans and cranks the level up to eleven. Regardless of how good “Thor: Love and Thunder” is in terms of a film, it is a fun time and will do its best to make you laugh throughout the entirety.

Unfortunately, the desire to make the audience constantly laugh is the film’s biggest downfall in my opinion. The fourth installment in the Thor franchise suffers largely from tonal inconsistency and the one hour and 59-minute runtime does not do it any favors. The movie moves at break-neck speed and will go from a moment where there is finally some seriousness and emotional weight, directly into a goat gag that grew old incredibly fast yet continued to keep showing up. When these more serious and emotional moments do appear, however, they are done fantastically. I genuinely loved the character of Jane Foster in this movie and her storyline as to where she has been, but also the romance between her and Thor felt the realest it ever

has to me this time around. Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher is a standout and in a league of his own. Bale is astounding as the dark and tortured villain and at times is quite spooky. Despite this, there is not nearly enough time spent with the character and while we hear of all these gods he has been slaughtering, we see pretty much nothing. This would be a prime example of a scenario where you should show, not tell. As per usual, Chris Hemsworth as Thor is the star and does a phenomenal job this time around. Hemsworth does lean into the silliness of Watiti’s direction the most he ever has in this movie and at times it works extremely well, but then it can keep going on for a bit too long and just

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become a tad unbearable in my opinion. For example, I am thinking of a particular love triangle that is set up early on and is hilarious at first, then it just seems to overstay its welcome. Overstaying its welcome seems to be the biggest problem that I have with Watiti’s direction as the jokes just simply do not let up and give any time to breathe to the more serious aspects of the film and instead occasionally go as far as turning the serious moments into jokes. To its credit, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ has some of the most beautiful looking shots in the MCU and injects a good sense of creativity into the formation of the look for the film. The action sequences and the way that they were tackled also thoroughly impressed

me as there were ideas incorporated via the different weapons that I did not expect and were a blast to watch. Overall, “Thor: Love and Thunder” is an example of why more is not always better. It does what “Thor: Ragnarok” did so wonderfully and pushed the boundaries even farther and that led to its biggest faults. The film has some great high highs, but on the contrary, it has some of the lowest lows in a Marvel movie for me. With a fantastic villain, themes that pull at the heartstrings, and superb action, “Thor: Love and Thunder” may be tonally inconsistent and full of faults, but it is still a fun and enjoyable time at the theaters despite being more of a middle of the road Marvel film for me. entertainment.ed@ocolly.com

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News Public has a First Amendment right to film police, Colorado 10th Circuit rules Sam Tabachnik The Denver Post

The federal appeals court covering Colorado and five neighboring states on Monday for the first time affirmed that the public’s right to film police is protected under the First Amendment — a landmark ruling celebrated by press freedom organizations. “Based on First Amendment principles and relevant precedents, we conclude there is a First Amendment right to film the police performing their duties in public,” Judge Scott M. Matheson Jr. wrote in a published opinion on behalf of a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet taken up the issue. The ruling centers on the case of a YouTube journalist, Abade Irizarry. On May 26, 2019, Irizarry and three others took out their phones to film a DUI traffic stop in Lakewood, only for officers to intentionally obstruct their line of sight. One officer, Ahmed Yehia, also shone a bright light into their cameras and then gunned his police cruiser directly at the journalists while blasting his air horn, according to the ruling. Irizarry sued Yehia, claiming the officer violated his First Amendment rights. A district court judge threw out the lawsuit, saying Yehia was entitled to qualified immunity as a law enforcement officer. But Monday’s ruling reversed the decision, with the 10th Circuit judges concluding Irizarry’s right to film police “falls squarely within the First Amendment’s core purposes to protect free and robust discussion of public affairs, hold government officials accountable and check abuse of power.” In the opinion, Matheson cited previous rulings in six of the nation’s 12 circuit courts of appeal affirming the right to film police as a basis for the 10th Circuit’s decision. Press freedom organizations applauded Monday’s ruling, calling the right to record police “extremely

critical” for holding law enforcement agencies accountable. “It’s a huge victory,” said Dan Shelley, president and CEO of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation. “It’s one we hope is replicated by the remaining circuit courts of appeal that have not yet spoken on this issue.” Colorado law states that “officers may not threaten or intimidate individuals who are recording police activities.” But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. In 2018, journalist Susan Greene was detained and put in handcuffs after refusing to stop recording an arrest on a public sidewalk. The Denver police officers took Greene’s phone, telling her to “act like a lady.” The Denver Police Department later disciplined the officers for violating policy. “It’s absurd it needed a court case to get the point across that we have basic First Amendment rights in the 10th Circuit to watchdog police and other officials who work on the public’s dime,” Greene said Monday. “It’s a nobrainer.” It’s not just reporters who need this ruling, Greene stressed. It’s every person with a phone. “To a large extent, (reporters) really are only as good as people’s willingness to record something they see as questionable,” she said. The U.S. Supreme Court declined last year to take a case on this issue, leaving it to the circuit courts of appeal to rule for themselves. Members of Congress also planned to introduce legislation last year that would enshrine the right into law, but the bill never made it to a vote. Without a Supreme Court ruling or act by Congress, Shelley said, the patchwork system of protections will continue to exist. “It’s long overdue for Congress to act on this legislation,” he said. Shelley and other press freedom advocates heavily protested a recent bill signed into law by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, which will it make illegal for people to record videos within eight feet of police activity. First Amendment attorneys say the law could have a chilling effect

Courtesy of Tribune News Service Colorado’s 10 circuit ruled it unconstitutional for Arizona to implement a law which restricts people from filming police.

on citizens recording arrests. Video evidence in the cases of George Floyd in Minneapolis or Eric Garner in New York provided shocking evidence of police brutality that helped spawn racial justice movements across the country. “Every day in the United States, in encounters between law enforcement officers and the public, something happens that winds up in dispute,”

Shelley said. “Only by having citizens protected by right-to-record laws can activities of police involved in those disputes be resolved.” In addition to Colorado, Monday’s ruling is applicable in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming. news.ed@ocolly.com