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Government

Jul. 10, 2026

Grand jury backs LA sheriff oversight panel in records fight

A Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury recommended giving the Civilian Oversight Commission independent legal counsel and limiting labor negotiations over subpoena authority, bolstering the commission's arguments in its pending lawsuit against the Sheriff's Department over access to confidential investigative records.

A Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury has endorsed a series of oversight reforms that bolster key legal arguments advanced by the county's Civilian Oversight Commission in its ongoing court fight with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over access to confidential investigative records.

The 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury found that the Office of County Counsel faces an inherent conflict in simultaneously representing the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff's Department...

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