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11mo ago

Los Angeles Settles Lawsuit Over Published Undercover LAPD Photos

City to pay $300,000 in legal fees to journalist and watchdog group; demands to retract photos dropped

The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles, July 8, 2022. The city of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $300,000 to cover the lawyer fees of a local journalist and activist group it sued last year for publishing photos of names and photographs of undercover officers obtained through a public records request, the journalist's attorney said Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Overview

  • Settlement follows backlash over release of undercover officers' photos through a public records request.
  • Journalist Ben Camacho and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition created an online database with the obtained records.
  • Media rights experts condemned the lawsuit as an attack on press freedom and transparency.
  • City council and mayor must approve the settlement, which includes no admission of wrongdoing.
  • A separate lawsuit by LAPD officers against the city and Camacho remains unresolved.