Supreme Court agrees to consider Marsy’s Law dispute between city of Tallahassee and police union – By Karl Etters (Tallahassee Democrat) / December 21, 2021
The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the identity of law enforcement officers can be shielded by the victim’s rights constitutional amendment Marsy’s Law.
The case brought by the Florida Police Benevolent Association against the city of Tallahassee will test the state’s broad open government laws in determining whether an officer can be a victim of a crime during the course of his duty and is thus afforded protection under Marsy’s Law.
The legal fight over Marsy’s Law and police officer accountability grew out of the May 27, 2020, fatal shooting by a Tallahassee police officer of Tony McDade, who stabbed a neighbor’s son to death before threatening the officer with a handgun.
Shortly after the shooting, the Florida PBA sued the city to prevent it from identifying the officer who killed McDade.
