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Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
As of October 2023, 17 states had passed Marsy's Law provisions. However, last November the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Marsy's Law does not guarantee anonymity for police officers or any victim.
Citing Marsy’s Law – an amendment to the state’s constitution designed to provide privacy and other rights to crime victims – the Cincinnati Police Department denied a request from The ...
Better known as "Marsy's Law," this section added somewhat aspirational language to the Constitution related to the rights of crime victims. Specifically, Section 10a provides the following ...
The state’s high court ruled Nov. 30 that Marsy’s Law, a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018 that grants certain rights to crime victims, doesn’t guarantee anonymity for any ...
The Illinois Crime Victims' Bill of Rights amended the Constitution of Illinois to include protections for crime victims, including information on hearings, restitution and other protections. [1] It was modeled after 2008 California legislation called Marsy's Law, named after Marsy Nicholas, a California college student who was murdered by an ...
Marsy’s Law, which won with 61% approval of the voters, was sold to the public as the Florida Crime Victims Bill of Rights. It gave crime victims numerous new rights, including notification of ...
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.