EFF sues police standards agency to obtain use of force training materials
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A man walks by a Black Lives Matter mural in Los Angeles, California, 24 May 2021, as activists call on the mayor and the City Council to pressure Congress to pass the Floyd Police Reform Bill, APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images Police group abusing copyright law to withhold documents, violate Public Records Act.
This statement was originally published on eff.org on 21 May 2021.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to obtain materials showing how police are trained in the use of force, after the organization cited third-party copyright interests to illegally withhold them from the public.
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Fri, Nov 6th 2020 10:48am
Timothy Geigner
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Fri, Apr 23rd 2021 7:39pm
Timothy Geigner
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