The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with The E.W. Scripps Company, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the…

Sunshine Week is set for March 10-16 and already there are plans across the country for events spotlighting open government,…

Maine’s highest court reversed a trial judge's decision and ordered jury selection to be public in a notable prostitution prosecution.…

A Tennessee judge ruled this week that the state Department of Children’s Services must make public child fatality records, allowing…

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for disclosing an undercover officer’s name…

Maryland's highest court today ruled that redacted state police records of racial profiling complaints can be made public under the…

A District Court judge ruled this week that the Detroit Free Press must hand over documents and provide a witness…

New York’s sweeping new gun control bill, signed into law on Tuesday, will allow gun owners to keep the fact…

Supporting documents can remain hidden when filed in a court case that settles before a decision is reached, according to…