The city of Los Angeles has sued a local journalist and an activist group after officials accidentally released photos of undercover officers through a public records request. The coalition asked the court to reject the city's efforts to claw back the photographs, which have already been widely disseminated online. The media coalition is being led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and includes The Times and the union that represents Times journalists. The case is not just about police records being available to the public but about "the whole idea of public records" in general, Khan said. The city gave the photographs to Camacho as a result of a public records request he filed and then fought in court to have fulfilled.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023 07:35 UTC