By Daniel Horwitz: [Disclosure: The author filed an amicus curiae brief in
support of the victim in this case on behalf of four organizations
committed to preventing domestic and sexual violence. The author’s
brief is accessible here.]
In one of the most eagerly anticipated and hotly contested decisions in recent memory, the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled 4-1
that the Nashville Police Department’s investigative records concerning
the Vanderbilt rape case are not subject to disclosure under the
Tennessee Public Records Act. The Court’s ruling comes approximately
ten months after the case’s closely-watched oral argument, which pitted a
vast media coalition headlined by The Tennessean against Metro
government, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, and the alleged
victim in the case, who intervened to protect her privacy under the
pseudonym “Jane Doe.” (continue reading)
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