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PA Lawmakers Pass Ban on Naming Officers in Shootings

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Officials must wait 30 days to release cop names.

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Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill blocking public officials from publicly releasing the names of police officers involved in shootings. According to the legislation, sponsored by Republican Rep.

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