11/21/2011
The Iowa Supreme Court recently clarified the state’s open records statute by ruling that a...
11/17/2011
In the latest legal dispute involving Sen. Al Franken's contested 2008 U.S. Senate election,...
11/16/2011
A Hawaii circuit court judge ruled this week that the governor must release the list of state...
11/15/2011
A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Department of Justice does not have...
11/04/2011
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled this week that the public has a right of access to the names...
11/03/2011
The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's decision to deny public...
10/19/2011
A federal court in Washington state lifted an order preventing the release of the identities of...
10/11/2011
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act is heading to the state Supreme Court in what will likely...
10/05/2011
The Brennan Center for Justice released a report today on government overclassification, and...
10/03/2011
An amendment to Connecticut open record laws now allows state agencies to refuse to release records...
09/30/2011
In a decision that will make it easier for journalists to cover controversial elections in Colorado...
09/27/2011
Several reporters claim the Washington, D.C., city council violated its own open meetings law when...
09/27/2011
In an attempt to avoid going to trial over the release of Osama bin Laden's death photos and...
09/26/2011
Open government organizations praised what they called sweeping commitments to promote government...
09/23/2011
The New York Civil Liberties Union expects to receive more than 1,000 reports on police shootings...