Marsy's Law

A well-funded, and mostly misunderstood, 2018 ballot amendment could roll back public oversight of the police for the foreseeable future. How did we get here?

“That a use of force is justified does not shield the identity of the person using it from public view,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s attorneys wrote in the document.

The lawsuit is the first major test of whether Marsy’s Law conflicts with Florida's decades-old government-in-the-sunshine amendment.

The court ruling marks the first major test of the new Marsy’s Law protections for crime victims — even when the victims are police officers.

The First Amendment Foundation (FAF) in Tallahassee keeps watch over policy discussions that could impede the public’s right to know about government...

Backers of a November constitutional amendment designed to expand crime-victims’ rights said Monday they have requested records from prosecutors across...

A bill in the legislature that would implement Marsy's Law may be going nowhere this session. That could mean continued confusion over what the intent of…

The name of one of the five victims of the Sebring bank shootings was being withheld by police. This may be an unintended side effect of Marsy's Law -…

Floridians voted to put protections for crime victims in the state constitution, but lawmakers and officials are grappling with how to put the measure...

As lawmakers return to the Capitol in early January for committee meetings, a Senate panel will look at a newly approved constitutional amendment designed…

Amendment 6, known as Marsy’s Law, will let Florida voters decide if a list of victims’ rights should be added to the state’s constitution.

Voters will decide whether to place victims’ rights in the Florida Constitution this November. Advocates say it’s necessary to give victims a voice in...