Supreme Court Lets Ruling on Illinois Eavesdropping Law Stand from GOVERNING: State government news on politics, management & financ The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law — one of the toughest of its kind in the country — violates the First Amendment when used against those who record police officers doing their jobs in public. www.governing.com/news/state/Supreme-Court-Lets-Ruling-on-Illinois-Eavesdropping-Law.html