The City of Tallahassee, Florida, is challenging a state constitutional amendment that bolsters crime victims’ rights by curbing the state’s legendary open-records laws. Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled April 6 in the case that the amendment, which shields the identities of crime victims, covers police officers who are victims of crime. Tallahassee officials…

The City of Tallahassee, Florida, is challenging a state constitutional amendment that bolsters crime victims’ rights by curbing the state’s open-records laws. Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled on April 6 in the case that the amendment, which shields the identities of crime victims, covers police officers who are victims of crime. Tallahassee officials…