I wish I could agree, but I doubt it. It's a matter of state law for one, and for another,
" In this particular case, however, Judge Sacks seemed to declare Illinois' law unconstitutional not because it's a citizen's right to record interactions between the police and the public, but because the law was too far-reaching. "
i.e. the judge is saying the law is unconstitutional not because the cops should be held accountable, but because it has the potential to criminalize almost any recording made in a public place. The article in the Sun-Times linked says the legislature is trying to fix the root problem, which is good. Pisses me off to see the police unions pushing back, even though it's to be expected.
Didn't the recent ruling on the FBI using gps trackers in cars disagree with that? I'm pretty sure the entire ruling was that despite being in public a person has a reasonable expectation of the privacy of where they are traveling and so to track them would require a warrant.
There is a difference between being in public and being followed. You have no expectation of not being seen while in public, but you do have a reasonable expectation not to be followed everywhere you go, including into presumably non-public (i.e,. privately-owned) properties.
In the GPS case, the use of GPS trackers could include (and frequently did include) "following" a person into private property where the follower would not otherwise have permission to be, i.e.., the doctor's office, lawyer's office, etc.
