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Marsy's Law

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Florida

Florida Bills Would Hide the Names of Police Officers Who Kill People 

The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.26.2024 1:35 PM

cop | Martin Šandera / Dreamstime

Police Abuse

Florida Supreme Court Rules Police Can't Use Marsy's Law To Hide Names of Officers Who Shoot People

"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.

C.J. Ciaramella | 12.1.2023 2:23 PM

Body camera footage and mugshot of Kevin Mahan | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office/Florida Dept. of Corrections

Police

Florida Officer Shoots and Kills Man Mid-Sentence for Refusing To Drop an Axe

Now the officer is trying to keep his identity secret under a state law intended to protect crime victims.

Scott Shackford | 12.13.2022 11:55 AM

Locked up newspaper | Vladimir Voronin / Dreamstime.com

Marsy's Law

Florida Officials Use a Victim's Rights Law To Stop a Newspaper from Printing Deputies' Names

They shot and killed a man they were trying to evict. Doesn’t the public have the right to know who they are?

Scott Shackford | 6.15.2022 1:45 PM

cop | Martin Šandera / Dreamstime

Marsy's Law

Florida Cops Use a Victims' Rights Law To Conceal Their Names

Poorly written “Marsy’s Law” may keep citizens from knowing which officers are using deadly force on the job.

Scott Shackford | 4.7.2021 1:25 PM

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Marsy's Law

An Ohio City Is Declaring Itself a 'Crime Victim' of a False Police Report and Demanding Restitution

Ohio's Marsy’s Law has the potential to be abused for municipal cash grabs.

Scott Shackford | 1.14.2020 1:00 PM

mattbevin_1161x653 | Ron Sachs - CNP/Sipa USA/Newscom

Marsy's Law

Some Controversial Kentucky Pardons Are Being Used to Push for a 'Victim's Rights' Bill

Courts struck down Marsy’s Law last year. Lawmakers want to bring it back.

Scott Shackford | 1.13.2020 2:20 PM

Large image on homepages | Mathayward/Dreamstime.com

Marsy's Law

Marsy's Law Is a Gift to Bad Cops

In South Dakota, officers can claim their names shouldn't be released to the public after shooting someone.

Matthew Harwood | 3.18.2019 9:45 AM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Marco Melgrati

Marsy's Law

Can Victims' Rights Go Too Far?

The rapid spread of Marsy's Law could undermine due process across the country.

Matthew Harwood | 3.16.2019 1:00 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

More States Pass Constitutional Amendments Protecting Crime Victims' Rights

On Tuesday, voters in six states approved Crime Victims' Rights Amendments, continuing a long-term trend towards expanding the crime victim's role in the criminal justice process

Paul Cassell |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.8.2018 7:53 AM

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