EUREKA, CA., 10/30/16 – This week the California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in an ongoing lawsuit between the City of Eureka and The North Coast Journal. The decision effectively affirmed the Journal’s and the public’s right to access police videos from the city’s patrol vehicles, in the process establishing a statewide precedent that such videos are not confidential.
The Journal’s Thadeus Greenson explains the case, which began over a 2012 incident involving a 14 year old boy, in this article. It begins:
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