Legal Opinion
Fisher Broadcasting-Seattle TV LLC v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 2014No. 87271-6PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 KOMO news reporter Tracy Vedder made three unsuccessful public records requests to the Seattle Police Department (SPD) relating to “dash-cam” videos taken by SPD officers. We conclude that two of the requests should have been granted.
Facts
¶2 Since 2007, SPD’s entire patrol fleet has been equipped with in-car video and sound recording equipment. SPD’s recording system was manufactured by COBAN Technologies, a private company that provides both the recording equipment and the computer system that manages at least the initial video storage and retrieval. The COBAN system was not…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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