The Connecticut governor signed a law denying reporters access to crime scene information. The families asked for the law that freedom of information advocates said puts the burden of proof on reporters to show that public interests outweigh privacy concerns. (The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, June 7, 2013, by Amy Zang)
The law raises some difficult issues concerning the state’s Freedom of Information Act, notably whether the law extends to records of all homicides or just those of exceptional brutality. The restrictions should be reserved for instances such as the Sandy Hook shootings rather extend to all homicides lest the press be blocked from
information needed, for instance, to ascertain whether the police acted properly, argues Kristin Bergman for the Digital Media Law Project, June 11, 2013.