Open records

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was ordered to turn over the computer and software of a senior aide after his…

Staff shortages and budgetary constraints do not excuse a failure to timely comply with Kentucky's Open Records Act, the state's…

A Wisconsin city must release the complete personnel file of a local police officer convicted of drunk driving in a…

The Obama Administration’s approach to transparency in government is, thus far, only a slight improvement over the Bush Administration’s policies,…

The NCAA was dealt a blow in Florida court Thursday when a judge ruled that records concerning athletes at Florida…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill today overhauling the state’s freedom of information law. The legislation has been sitting…

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled recently that a Detroit police officers union could not contract around the state’s open records…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in a Florida open records dispute urging…

The chief of police in Alexandria, Va., was arrested last month on a DUI charge in neighboring Arlington County. A…

The North Myrtle Beach, S.C. city council approved a new policy last week ramping up the charges for public records,…