Alleged Violation by Seattle Police Department of Washington State's Public Disclosure Law
Mar 22, 2011OUTCOME: The Seattle Police Department agreed to pay $32,000, including $22,050 covering 441 days that disputed information from a police manual had been withheld.
In November of 2010, the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed suit in Superior Court against the Seattle Police Department, alleging the department had violated Washington state's ... public-disclosure law by withholding information from defense attorneys about its handling of domestic-violence cases. Additional details can be found at <a href="http://goo.gl/GmNFP">SPD agrees to pay $32,000 for withholding domestic-violence advice</a>.
