Tennessean editorial asks “Sexual assault privacy bill: protecting victims or...
The Tennessean publishes an editorial against proposed legislation that exempts parts of sexual assault crime records from the public records law. The editorial is reprinted here with permission: State...
View ArticleNews Sentinel: Privacy bill of no real help to sexual assault victims
This editorial was published by the Knoxville News Sentinel on Feb. 16, and reprinted here with permission: A bill that would ostensibly protect the privacy of sexual assault victims in Tennessee would...
View ArticleMetro Pulse write about sex crime secrecy bill
Reporter Paige Huntoon writes in Metro Pulse in Knoxville about a bill that would make information about sex crimes secret. She interviews the bill's sponsor, state Sen. Becky Massey, R-Knoxville, as...
View ArticleCitizens should have access to crime records
Last week in a House subcommittee a police chief expressed alarm that anyone could come in to his department and get access to crime records after a case is closed. He was testifying in support of a...
View ArticleTCOG testifies on bill to make sexual assault victims confidential
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government's executive director Deborah Fisher offered testimony to the House State Government Committee Tuesday pointing out how proposed legislation to redact the names...
View ArticleBill allowing anonymity to sexual assault victims moves forward
From Tom Humphrey's Humphrey on Hill blog on the sexual assault victims bill: After being narrowed from its original scope, legislation to keep some information about rape victims from the public...
View ArticleJohnson City Press: Closing sexual assault records a slippery slope
Robert Houk, Opinion page editor for the Johnson City Press, looks at one of the top legislative priorities of the state's law enforcement this year -- closing records related to sexual assault -- and...
View Article7 new laws affecting meetings, records in TN – plus a few that didn’t make it
As the 108th General Assembly wraps up this week, here's a quick rundown on new laws affecting government meetings and open records in Tennessee: Legislation passed: Sexual assault victims: The names...
View ArticleWill Vanderbilt rape case provide answer to nagging public records question?
By FRANK GIBSON Public Policy Director for Tennessee Press Association As unbelievable as it might sound, it has taken 27 years to find a case to challenge the way local law enforcement has abused and...
View ArticleNashville police chief publicly blasts DA spokesman who released name of...
The Nashville Police Chief publicly blasted a spokesman in the District Attorney's office for releasing a police incident report to a TV station that contained the name of a housekeeping employee who...
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