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Court rules FOIA can apply to private email accounts
Agency records can be subject to the Freedom of Information Act even if they are kept in an employee’s nongovernmental… -
Supreme Court requires police to obtain warrants before searching cell phones
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in favor of digital privacy Wednesday that says police generally need a… -
Several speech, access bills passed by Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature passed several measures this week designed to improve open government and protect First Amendment interests for journalists… -
Judiciary Committee approves "overdue" e-mail privacy bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday unanimously approved a “very overdue” bill that would require law enforcement officials to get a… -
Activist groups fight subpoenas for data from more than 100 e-mail accounts
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and EarthRights International have filed motions to quash subpoenas issued by Chevron Corp. to three e-mail… -
Alaska Supreme Court rules private e-mail messages are public records
An Alaska Supreme Court decision makes private e-mail messages containing government business subject to the state Public Records Act but… -
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… -
Penn. court holds agency wrongfully ignored records request because they were requested incorrectly
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held Monday that written requests for records that do not comply with certain agency-specific request policies… -
Ill. judge rules officials' tweets, texts, and e-mail messages about public business are public records
Electronic communications -- specifically tweets, text and e-mail messages -- between city officials discussing public business are subject to the… -
Court rules school board members' e-mail did not violate meetings laws
E-mail correspondence among school board members prior to the controversial closing of a public elementary school did not constitute secret…