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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

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    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    If not within “correspondence” exception, presumably accessible.

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Public matters on government e-mail or government hardware would be subject to the public records laws.  See Part D above. 

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Records retained by a governmental body are public records. Mo.Rev.Stat. §  610.010(6).

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Yes. Email of public employees is subject to a case-by-case review to determine whether the record qualifies as a public record. Brennan v. Giles County, 2005 WL 1996625 (Tenn. Ct. App., Aug. 18 2005).

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware is subject to the Act’s disclosure requirements.

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Public matter on government e-mail are public records (Id.)

    2. Public matter on government e-mail or government hardware

    Information is within the scope of the Act if it relates to the official business of a governmental body and is maintained by a public official or employee of the governmental body. § 552.002(a).