A federal appeals court has blocked an Indiana law that gave police authority to arrest anyone who came within 25 feet of them after being told to stop.

A group of media organizations sued the state two years ago to halt the law's enforcement.

The law is straightforward: If a person approaches within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer after being told to stop, they've committed a Class C misdemeanor, which can carry a prison term of up to 60 days.

Media organizations argued the law is unconstitutional because it gives officers too much discretion to arbitrarily enforce it. Both a federal district court and, now, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed.

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