California’s landmark police transparency law, SB 1421, the Right to Know Act of 2018, made certain records about police misconduct and serious use-of-force available to the public for the first time. Enforcement of the law has required litigation across the state since it took effect. One of the lawyers leading transparency efforts for the First Amendment Coalition and news organizations is Tenaya Rodewald, whose advocacy was recently featured in The American Lawyer. Read the article.
