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California Bans Secret Grand Juries and Affirms Right to Film Police

HeadlineAug 14, 2015

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law two measures on police accountability introduced earlier this year. The first measure bans the use of secret grand juries in deciding whether to indict police officers who kill people while on active duty. The second measure affirms people’s right to film the police. Other measures such as the use of police body cameras are stalled in the state Legislature.

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