A civil lawsuit accuses San Joaquin County of charging unlawful fees for autopsy reports in deaths involving law enforcement officers.
The lawsuit was filed to enforce the people’s fundamental right to transparency about the use of force by law enforcement, according to the petitioners.
The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism filed the suit on July 17. IRP is a nonprofit newsroom and teaching institute based at the school…