Appeals court rules livestreaming police during traffic stops protected by First Amendment

(The Hill) -- The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a North Carolina town's policy that allegedly banned video livestreaming police during traffic stops was in violation of the First Amendment.The ruling stated that Dijon Sharpe was livestreaming his traffic stop on Facebook Live when police officer Myers Helms attempted to take his phone away because he said livestreaming threatened his safety. Sharpe then sued the Winterville police officers in their official capacity for ha