Marsy's Law

Should law enforcement officers be able to claim Marsy's Law victim privacy protections if they’re threatened with violence while on the job? That’s the question before state lawmakers in a new legislative proposal. It's a response to a recent Florida Supreme Court that says, no.

One law partner said the court’s ruling on Marsy's Law was broader than what media and civil liberties groups had expected.

A 2018 constitutional amendment designed to bolster victims' rights "does not explicitly" shield the identities of police officers --- or any other people --- from disclosure, the Florida Supreme Court ruled in a major decision on Thursday.

Nearly five years after voters passed a constitutional amendment about victims’ rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Monday urged the Florida Supreme Court to use the measure to make it harder for Death Row inmates to get stays of execution.

The Florida Supreme Court is wrestling in Tallahassee over questions about whether Marsy's Law and protecting the rights of crime victims can be used to keep anonymous the identities of police officers who kill a suspect in the line of duty.

Police and their supporters say officers involved in fatal shootings may face imminent threat of harm. The court will decide whether their identities should be protected under the state’s Marsy’s Law.

It's the third time the Florida Supreme Court has postponed arguments in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law.” Two Tallahassee police officers are trying to keep their identities from being released.

The Florida Supreme Court has set a date for oral arguments in a case over whether law enforcement can claim victim privacy protections while on the job.

That practice has sparked a legal challenge involving the identity of two police officers in Tallahassee that is now before the Florida Supreme Court.

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.

It's based on a case out of Boynton Beach. A Tallahassee case now before the court asks whether law enforcement officers can have their identities shielded when they’re threatened by suspects.

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.