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The Pinellas County Sheriffs' office wants to weigh in on a case that will decide whether officers can use the state’s crime victims law to shield themselves if they’re involved in a shooting while on duty.
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A recent case out of Boynton Beach is calling new attention to Marsy’s Law, Florida’s 2018 law designed to boost and protect crime victims’ rights. It comes as the state supreme court prepares to hear a Marsy's Law case involving Tallahassee police.
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The Florida Supreme Court will take up a legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers.
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Two Tallahassee police officers invoked Marsy’s Law to prevent their identities from being released after use-of-force shooting incidents in which they were threatened. One of the cases involved Tony McDade, a transgender Black man whose killing sparked protests and made national news.
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A prominent sheriff and a Miami police oversight panel are backing a challenge to an appeals-court ruling that could help shield the identities of law-enforcement officers involved in use-of-force incidents.
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A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The case is regarding two Tallahassee officers involved in the Tony McDade shooting.
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The decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Tallahassee police officers who maintained that, as victims, they were entitled to privacy protections included in the 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law.”
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The Tallahassee Police Department is being ordered to release the names of two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of stabbing suspect Tony McDade. That’s the ruling from Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, but the police union says it will appeal.
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The Florida Police Benevolent Association made a second attempt Friday at getting a court to settle a dispute about whether a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting victims’ rights should apply to law enforcement officers.
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A Leon County judge has dismissed an effort to keep private the name of the Tallahassee Police officer who shot and killed Tony McDade.