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Illinois Supreme Court says Chicago must preserve police disciplinary records
RCFP previously filed a brief arguing that providing access to the records increases oversight, builds institutional trust.
June 22, 2020
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Anjali Berdia
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Court should order New Jersey police to identify officer fired for ‘racially offensive behavior’
Reporters Committee attorneys argue that the state’s public records law ‘explicitly requires’ disclosure of the officer’s name.
January 10, 2020
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Chris Young
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Basey v. Alaska
Update: On April 24, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that state trooper disciplinary records are confidential as a matter of law, based…
June 4, 2019
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Peer News LLC v. City & County of Honolulu
Civil Beat, published by Peer News LLC, is an investigative and watchdog journalism outlet focused on public affairs reporting in…
April 1, 2015
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TV station gets access to officer's disciplinary records
A Colorado police department plans to release the results of a disciplinary investigation of one of its police officers to…
May 26, 2011
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Mont. high court refuses to release lawyer records
The Montana Supreme Court last week refused to release the disciplinary records of a former city prosecutor who was fired…
August 20, 2008
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