ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Advocates for legislation that increased protection and transparency for victims of violent crime explained why Marsy’s Law being signed was so important. The Illinois Crime ...

The decision allows law enforcement officers to shield their identity if they were subject of a criminal offense.

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 privacy of crime victims.

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' ...

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 ...

TIFFIN, Ohio — As Tiffin police shared new details about the tragic murder-suicide that left two children and two men dead on Huss Street, Chief David Pauly emphasized that the department will not ...

Marsy’s Law is set to take effect July 1. It creates a new section of the state Constitution enumerating 18 rights for crime victims, including the right to refuse an interview or deposition and to ...

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Advocates for legislation that increased protection and transparency for victims of violent crime explained why Marsy's Law being signed was so important. Reba McEntire’s Family Endures Another ...