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Access to public records is key.
The Ottawa Citizen's Letter to the Editor, Saturday, May 16
Wisconsin’s Open Records law, by design, makes it easy to get records, to fulfill its important objective of informing the electorate. Don’t hesitate to exercise your right to use...
The Ohio Supreme Court recently stood up for personal accountability and the sanctity of public records in refusing to allow a many-times convicted defendant to have her record sea...
Pennsylvania's high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the "cast vote records" that had been req...
Civilian oversight bodies — including the one that oversees the L.A. County Sheriff's Department — can subpoena law enforcement agencies for whistleblower inquiries, a court ruled.
Louisiana May Broaden University Public Records Exemptions kathryn.palmer… Wed, 04/01/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn...
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies...
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency will hold an informal hearing Wednesday related to open records and...
(The Center Square) - The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has turned over unredacted attorney client privileged emails to The Center Square after it appealed the redactions...
Norwell schools have been ordered ...
Other information remains secret, at least for now, leaving unanswered questions about how a company owned by an official’s wife was included in a lucrative public contract.
A court fight over Ascension NDAs tests Louisianas public records law
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers whether records of voters deemed incompetent should be public, balancing privacy rights and election transparency. The post State Supreme Court we...
A Dane County Circuit Court judge ordered the Wisconsin Department of Justice to release its list of about 16,000 law enforcement officers certified in the state. The lawsuit was...
Petitioner's new-found "public figure" status, and concerns that records are "impeding his employment, professional credibility, and personal safety," don't justify sealing, either...
(The Center Square) – Jill Underly, Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction, did not attend a Wednesday morning committee meeting she was invited t...
The end of Kentucky’s Open Records Act?
WEST MONORE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- The Louisiana House has approved legislation that would limit public access to records showing how universities distribute revenue-sharing funds to...
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario voted on Thursday to exempt records held by ministers from freedom of information (FOI) requests. The amendment is said to have violated the rig...
PORT ALLEN - The 18th Judicial District ruled that West Baton Rouge acted "in good faith" in a dispute over fees for public records requests against the founder of a local news out...
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