Police officers will see their right to privacy lose weight in court cases following a decision by the California Supreme Court, CBS San Francisco reports. Justices overruled a lower court decision that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was prohibited from giving prosecutors the names of deputies accused of improper conduct. California has previously been tight on officer privacy, but a new law requires more public disclosure of police misconduct. Law enforcement unions have been unsuccessful in arguing that the law shouldn't be retroactive to include previous cases of misconduct prior to the new law taking effect.
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