In a significant setback for police and other law-enforcement unions, a Federal Appeals Court has ruled that even unsubstantiated complaints made against their members are subject to public disclosure.
In affirming a District Court opinion issued in August, a Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel Feb. 16 turned back arguments from a coalition of law-enforcement and other unions that argued that the release of the records, including those containing allegations of misconduct found to be “unsubstantiated, unfounded, or non-final,” would violate collective-bargaining agreements and compromise the safety of officers and their families.
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