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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… -
NJ court: High costs is denial of access; awards atty's fees
The appellate division of the Superior Court of New Jersey awarded attorney's fees to a records-access plaintiff Monday in Smith…