ACLU v. Superior Court

The ACLU of Southern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the County of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, city and county of Los Angeles, and the L.A. Police Department for release of automatic license plate recognition system records. The trial court determined that all such records are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act as investigatory records. The Reporters Committee filed an amicus brief arguing that the trial court’s reading of the investigatory records exemption was overbroad and erroneous and emphasized the importance to the press of access to police records.

2015-06-19-aclu-of-southern-california-et.pdf