Legal nuances and hair-splitting notwithstanding, this week’s New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that police do not need to release dashcam videos related to criminal investigations — unless an officer uses deadly force — is a setback for public transparency, goes against the spirit of the state’s Open Records laws and represents a huge blow to […]
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The Senate has rejected an attempt by House lawmakers to substitute revisions to the state Freedom of Information Act in a bill passed by the Senate to regulate the release of police dash cam video.
The House made the swap after a senator halted progress of the FOIA bill in the Senate. Lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the year on Thursday. Continue…
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Read More… from South Carolina Senate rejects House swap of dash cam bill with FOIA reforms
The Senate has given key approval to legislation that provides a process for releasing dash cam videos of police shootings and protects the last utterances of victims in 911 calls.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 40-0 to give the bill second reading.
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