Your Right to Know: Let the public copy court records
Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them. Your...
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Court records are among the most important public records we have. Clerks of court should not be making it harder or cost-prohibitive for members of the public to access them. Your...
A state appellate court has ruled LSU must release its investigative records about a former administrator accused of catfishing students to the former editor of its student paper.&...
Missouri journalists file a lawsuit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol - alleging the agency violated the Sunshine Law.
Multiple cases just since August
Building Stronger Communities Through Accessible Public RecordsA conversation with Dr. David Cuillier, Director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the Univ...
The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s office (PAC) issued its 11th binding opinion for 2026 finding a public body in violation of FOIA when it denied a req...
(Citizens for a New Louisiana) — Access to public records is not a privilege. It is a constitutional right guaranteed to every citizen of Louisiana. Article XII, Section 3 of the L...
A Brown County judge lifted an order sealing Josh Jacobs case record, allowing new public records requests under Wisconsin open records law. The post Judge unseals Josh Jacobs case...
New York employers should prepare for a significant expansion of employee rights regarding personnel records. Effective November 9, 2026, Senate Bill 3460 creates a comprehensive s...
OLYMPIA — The state’s highest court will soon decide if lawmakers can use “legislative privilege” to withhold documents and records from the public after Washington Supreme Court j...
An excellent article by media lawyers Steve Zansberg and Michael Beylkin.
The post Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Open Up Affordable Housing Records Following ProPublica’s Reporting appeared first on ProPublica.
A reporter submitted a FOIA request to a city seeking copies of correspondence exchanged between a city official and a representative from a private company, which the city officia...
The Freedom of Information Act gives Americans the right to see what records the government has on any subject—including you.
According to the guidelines, these implementations are intended to strengthen public participation in governance and make it easier for citizens to obtain information needed to acc...
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected the city of Seattle’s appeal of a ruling in favor of a podcaster who sued over violations of...
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is refusing to provide The Center Square an explanation for redacting a memo obtained through a public records...
Government entities can be held liable if they destroy records they know have been requested, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled. The post AZ Supreme Court strengthens legal recourse...
In its 9th binding opinion for 2026, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) found in favor of a public body in a FOIA appeal involving a request for storm se...
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