By Hugh McQuaid

Newtown families get copies of the legislation in the Senate chamber as the bill is introduced after 1 a.m. Christine Stuart/CT News Junkie

The General Assembly approved a bill Wednesday morning that blocks public release of crime scene photos of murder victims, including the 26 Newtown victims.
The bill made its way through the both chambers of the legislature in less than an hour, with less than 24 hours before the close of the session. More than 100 lawmakers signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation.

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No one wants to inflict additional pain on the families who lost loved ones last December in Newtown, but it’s absurd for officials to try to hide certain findings of the Newtown investigation from the public in the name of protecting the families’ privacy.
What’s worse, it’s alarming that prosecutors, members of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration and leaders in the General Assembly crafted legislation along those lines in secret, apparently aiming to avoid public hearings on the topic.

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By Tom Cleary

Register Citizen

A bill crafted in secret by the state’s chief prosecutor, the governor’s office and key legislators would prevent the release of some Newtown school shooting investigation records, including crime scene photos and videos and 911 recordings.
A draft of the proposal was released by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Hartford Courant reported on the efforts to create the bill.
The legislation would apply only to the Dec. 14, 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, although emails obtained by the Courant showed that the Chief State’s Attorney’s office hoped the bill would apply to all cases in Connecticut.


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This undated photo circulated by law enforcement and provided by NBC News, shows Adam Lanza. Authorities say Lanza killed his mother at their home and then opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before taking his own life, on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/NBC News)

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Investigations Editor
A judge has sealed search warrant documents related to Newtown gunman Adam Lanza’s home and two family vehicles for an additional 90 days.
“The court finds that due to the nature and circumstances of this case and the ongoing investigation, the State’s interest in continuing nondisclosure substantially outweighs any right to public disclosure at this time,” Judge John Blawie wrote, in issuing the orders Thursday.

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