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National Conference of Black Mayors v. Chico Community Publishing
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) filed a reverse-California Public Records Act (CPRA) lawsuit…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Freedom of Information -
First Amendment Coalition v. Dep’t of Justice
The First Amendment Coalition sought to recover costs and fees after it received two memoranda from the government in its…ByCategorized in Freedom of Information -
City must pay $538,555 in public records suit over e-mail metadata
A town in Washington state must pay more than half a million dollars to resolve a seven-year lawsuit that brought… -
Massachusetts newspaper wins legal fees after getting reporter subpoena quashed
A federal district court handed a Massachusetts newspaper an unusually robust victory in a reporter’s privilege case last week, not… -
Rhode Island revamps public records law to be more requestor-friendly
Rhode Island's governor signed into law yesterday what open records advocates have called the first major revisions in 14 years… -
Oklahoma court grants media limited access to state foster care records
An Oklahoma appeals court on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant the media limited access to state agency… -
Fla. appeals court awards attorney's fees for county's undue delay in complying with records request
A Florida appeals court ruled today that a county could not avoid paying attorney's fees to a successful records requester… -
Libel lawsuit against professional review website dismissed under Wash. anti-SLAPP statute
The U.S. District Court in Seattle dismissed a lawsuit against a website that profiles and rates lawyers, doctors and dentists… -
Ohio high court orders partial release of toxicity records
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that with respect to agency records related to lead poisoning, only portions that do… -
Court denies fee award in JFK assassination records suit
A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. ruled that a journalist who sued the CIA under the federal Freedom of…