The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that police officers’ identities can be withheld from public records when they are attacked on the job, under a state law that protects the ...

Two Columbus police officers who were fired upon during a 2023 highway shootout are legally considered crime victims under ...

Police cite Marsy’s Law in withholding the mother’s identity after the Huss Street murder-suicide. Here’s what that law is ...

C OLUMBUS, OHIO (WXIX) - In a case that sets the statewide precedent, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police are ...

Marsy’s Law grants crime victims the right to participate in legal proceedings and meet with prosecutors. Retired Florida appellate court judge Bradford L. Thomas emphasizes the importance of victims' ...

When police officers are assaulted or shot at in the line of duty, do they become crime victims? On its face, that might seem like an easy question to answer. Of course, they do, especially if the ...

Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved Marsy’s Law, a crime victims’ rights amendment, in 2020. Marsy’s Law aims to give crime victims a more prominent voice in the justice system and provide them ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Five years ago, Wisconsin voters passed a constitutional amendment making sure victims of crimes have equal rights to those accused of a crime. It’s all meant to keep the ...

Critics of Marsy’s Law say its ambiguity for prosecutors is leading to withheld public information, while those attorneys say they want more clarity on the victim rights law, which was approved as a ...

As the La Crosse County Victim Witness Coordinator, I’ve seen firsthand the impact Marsy’s Law has had on our entire criminal justice system. Here in the District Attorney’s office we were already ...

Five years ago, history was made empowering victims in our state with new rights. On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved a crime victims’ rights amendment to our state Constitution ...