About

The US Supreme Court decision in Brady v. Maryland [373 U.S. 83 (1963)], and subsequent rulings [Giglio, Jencks, et al.] have made it a duty of all Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs] to:

1. Provide to the Prosecution any material that would have a reasonable possibility of altering the results in a trial, or could reasonably mitigate the sentencing of a defendant; and,
2. Any material relevant to the credibility of witnesses, including, but not limited to, police officers.

The United States Department of Justice has initiated a methodical approach called proactive disclosure in conjunction with the Open Government Initiative. This Brady List platform allows Organizations [LEOrg], Prosecutors, and Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments to enter their independent findings, in any number of cases, in direct compliance with Brady and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA; 1967). The individual lists are then compiled automatically into a Brady List for the individual Organizations. The Brady List(s) of the Organizations are then automatically compiled into an State Brady List for the State's Attorney General (Department of Justice) and/or the State's Supreme Court (Judicial Council).