Judge Denies Request To Seal Video In Josh Jacobs Case

A Brown County judge denied a request to permanently seal surveillance footage from an altercation involving Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, allowing the video to potentially be released. The victim's attorneys had sought permanent sealing under Marsy's Law to protect privacy and safety, but Judge Marc Hammer ruled that Wisconsin's open records law takes precedence over those protections. While the judge struck down previous requests for the footage from local police, he ordered the matter back with the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department for a case-by-case determination on release. This decision is significant because the NFL requires review of this specific video to determine disciplinary action under its Personal Conduct Policy following Jacobs' no-contest plea deal in May for battery and criminal damage to property.