Florida Supreme Court rules that cops can’t hide identity behind Marsy’s Law

Florida police officers will not be able to shield their identity behind Marsy’s Law, the 2018 constitutional amendment meant to protect victims of crimes after the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Florida Police Benevolent Association. The ruling stemmed from two incidents in Tallahassee in 2020 in which officers both shot and killed a person while on-duty. When reporters sought the names of the officers involved, the police union said the names should be exempt because the officers were assaulted by the people they shot, and therefore were...