First Court of Appeal Judge Lori S. Rowe. Courtesy photo

Police Officers Get 'Marsy's Law' Protections, Appeals Court Rules

First District Court of Appeal Judge Lori Rowe wrote that no conflict exists between Marsy's Law and a decades-old government-in-the-sunshine amendment that enshrined in the Florida Constitution some of the nation's broadest public-records laws.

April 07, 2021 at 12:54 PM

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Dara Kam

Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims' rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents.