"Wednesday's action comes nearly three months after a state appeals court said that the City of Vallejo can reveal the names of officers bending the badges, a practice done after the killing or wounding of a police shooting victim. Later that month the City of Vallejo desired a First District Court of Appeal ordering the release of a third-party investigation on the badge-bending. However, on Wednesday the state high court denied the city's request for a First District Court of Appeal ordering the release of a third-party investigation on the badge-bending. Associate Justice Joshua Groban was the lone vote in favor of granting review."
"The case will return to Solano County courts to review any possible redactions before the names are released to the public. RELATED: Union says badge bending occurred at Vallejo Police Department, but for a different reason The thrust of the Court of Appeal's opinion is clear: the badge-bending investigation and information about Vallejo officers' involvement in badge-bending must be released to the public, Emi Young, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Northern California said in an email to the Times-Herald."
"Now that the California Supreme Court has declined to review the case, it will be sent back to the trial court, to make a final determination about specific redactions and records that arguably might be withheld (for instance, preliminary drafts of the badge-bending report). We believe, as the California legislature did in adopting SB 1421, that the public can only benefit from transparency around serious allegations of misconduct by their police officers, Young continued. This is the only way for members of the community to seek accountability and closure. We will continue to advocate for the public's right to know until the materials are publicly available. Local civil rights attorney"
California's high court denied the city's request to review an appellate decision that permitted disclosure of officers' names tied to Vallejo's badge-bending practice. The appellate ruling concluded that the badge-bending investigation and information about officers' involvement must be released, subject to redactions. The case will return to Solano County trial court to determine specific redactions and whether any records may be withheld, such as preliminary drafts. Associate Justice Joshua Groban was the lone justice favoring review. ACLU attorney Emi Young stated that transparency under SB 1421 benefits the public and enables community accountability and closure.
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