Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu
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Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu was a case before United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2005 concerning the exemption of internal police investigations.
Important precedents
This case prohibited the sealing of internal police misconduct investigations.[1]
Background
- Kamakana was a detective for the Honolulu police department. From 1991-2000, he served in Criminal Intelligence Unit, which dealt specifically with organized crime. In September 2000 he was transferred to another unit.
- Shortly after his transfer, Kamakana filed suit in federal court claiming that his transfer violated his rights because it was made in response to his reporting the illegal acts of other officers and superiors to the FBI.
- The parties involved agreed to a judgment under seal in June 2001, and the case was decided and sealed.
- In fall of 2002, the Honolulu Advertiser filed a motion to unseal the documents in question, claiming that no particular reasons were specified in sealing the documents.
See also
External links
- News article on the case from Gannett News Watch
- Ruling of the Court
- Kamakana v City & County of Honolulu, from bulk.resource.org
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