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Arkansas Supreme Court: Police Use-of-Force Records Are Public
Reports from police officers that explain why they use force against someone are not exempt from the state’s public record law, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The opinion from the state’s...
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A Group of Openness Warriors Sues the CIA for Stonewalling
A wide-ranging class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday challenging the Central Intelligence Agency’s practices for handling requests for its records from journalists, national security researchers and...
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Vermont Supreme Court: Police Dispatch Records Are Public
Seems a bit amazing that it took a state’s high court to clear this little bit of FOI law up, but hey, that’s why litigation is so important… Police dispatch logs are public records that must be...
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Wisconsin Supremes Take Dispute Over Public Records Status of Legal Bills
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a law firm must disclose redacted portions of legal bills to a Juneau County newspaper under the state’s open records laws. The case is one of...
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NFOIC Joins Washington State Lawsuit Over Guv’s Claims of Executive Privilege
Good for the good ‘ol NFOIC…. The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) has joined media associations and good government groups in asking the Washington state Supreme Court to limit Gov....
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UCF Student Media Outlet Sues Its University….
Um, wow…. Student media outlet Knight News sued UCF and its president, John C. Hitt, on Feb. 21, claiming the university violated public records acts and sunshine laws. According to a PDF of the...
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