A new decision to release names of crime victims to the public in Florida has already impacted our local community and how law enforcement agencies share data.

A Florida constitutional amendment may protect a victim of crime’s information, but that does not include their name and that goes for law enforcement too, the Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday.

In a case that could upend public access to information about policing, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether the identities of law-enforcement officers are shielded by a 2018 constitutional amendment designed to bolster crime victims’ rights.

A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday.

But this (Marsys Law) was a constitutional law. Backers of the victims rights amendment havent commented specifically on Does case but indicated the law should apply to law enforcement. Police officers who have become victims of crime deserve the same constitutional rights as everyone else. But police officers who have committed crimes cannot hide behind Marsys Law, Jennifer Fennell, Marsys Law for Florida spokeswoman, said in a prepared statement provided to the News Service. That means the dispute over the Tallahassee police officer will likely be the first court decision to establish whether Marsys Law applies to law officers.