Los Angeles Settles Lawsuit Over Published Undercover LAPD Photos

City to pay $300,000 in legal fees to journalist and watchdog group; demands to retract photos dropped

Settlement follows backlash over release of undercover officers' photos through a public records request.
Journalist Ben Camacho and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition created an online database with the obtained records.
Media rights experts condemned the lawsuit as an attack on press freedom and transparency.
City council and mayor must approve the settlement, which includes no admission of wrongdoing.
A separate lawsuit by LAPD officers against the city and Camacho remains unresolved.