Criminal,
Civil Rights
Mar. 21, 2025
Orange County DA violated Public Records Act, withheld racial justice data, judge rules
The District Attorney's Office stated that the ACLU was never entitled to non-anonymized criminal history data, later amended its request to anonymized data, which the DA's office has provided and continues to publish online.
A Superior Court judge has ruled that Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer unlawfully withheld key records under the California Racial Justice Act, contradicting his claims of transparency.
The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit by civil rights groups, found Spitzer's office deliberately refused to release prosecutorial data and training materials in violation of the Public Records Act. The ruling by Judge Walter P. Schwarm marks a major victory for racial justice...
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