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'Secret police' case tossed by Virginia Court of Appeals (richmond.com)

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Virginia law enforcement agencies will no longer be able to withhold the names of their employees from the public.

That’s the result of a ruling issued on Tuesday afternoon by the Virginia Court of Appeals, which found that “the names of law enforcement personnel are not exempted” from public records requests made under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.