On June 9th, a Colorado judge ruled that the Aurora Colorado Police Department violated the Colorado Law Enforcement Integrity Act (CLEIA) by refusing to release all unedited body-worn camera video of a fatal officer-involved shooting incident. The case focused on the meaning of the words "incident" and "uneditied". You can read this article from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press summarizing the case. The court's ruling is 13 pages long and I encourage all la

This article from the LA Times entitled " A CHP officer shot him 12 times. But with no body cameras, truth is elusive" The story is about the fatal shooting of 21 year old Sei-Jah Riveria in the early morning hours of February 26th, 2025. The article blames the California Highway Patrol for the fact their personnel do not have body cameras. To quote the article: " While there is CHP dashcam footage from that morning of Feb. 26, the shooting itself isn’t captured on camera.

The New Jersey Assembly recently crafted, and unanimously passed, a bill authorizing police officers to review BWC footage prior to...

April 25, 2021 I would not be surprised if the NC Legislature took a very hard look at their public records law regarding the release of...

April 22, 2021 Public record laws directed at the release of body-worn camera video in response to a request must carefully considered....