Amanda Lavin

Amanda Lavin is the legal chief at the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, an organization focused on promoting transparency and accountability in government. She has been in the news for her comments regarding the public's right to access autopsy reports and investigative documents, particularly in high-profile cases like that of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Lavin emphasizes the need for transparency in the judicial process and argues against the complete restriction of public access to such records, highlighting the balance between privacy concerns and public interest.