Tallahassee Sues to Reveal Names of Police Officers Involved in Use-of-Force Incidents

Tallahassee Sues to Reveal Names of Police Officers Involved in Use-of-Force Incidents
Panoramic view of downtown Tallahassee on Oct. 1, 2009. urbantallahassee via Wkimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0
Matthew Vadum
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The City of Tallahassee, Florida, is challenging a state constitutional amendment that bolsters crime victims’ rights by curbing the state’s open-records laws.

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled on April 6 in the case that the amendment, which shields the identities of crime victims, covers police officers who are victims of crime.

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