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All consumer complaint narratives should be public, Reporters Committee, media coalition tell CFPB
The Reporters Committee and eight news organizations are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to abandon a proposal to allow… -
Supreme Court allows execution without disclosure of drug information
The U.S. Supreme Court prevented an Arizona death row inmate from delaying his execution date in order to receive information… -
Cherokee Council amends nation's FOI law
The Cherokee Nation Council passed an amendment to its freedom of information law that will extend the response time to… -
Washington State Supreme Court grants ABC affiliate access to dashcam videos
After a drawn out legal battle over access to police car dashcam videos between TV station KOMO and the Seattle… -
Delaware Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Al Jazeera contract sealing case
The Delaware Supreme Court dismissed an appeal this week of an order requiring Al Jazeera to file an almost completely… -
Calif. Supreme Court rules names of officers involved in on-duty shootings are public record
The Supreme Court of California this week upheld a lower court ruling requiring a police department to release the names… -
Cherokee Nation council considers changes to FOI law
The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom… -
Florida Supreme Court rules to close out public, media in redistricting case hearings
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday to allow third-party records and email to be admitted as evidence in a… -
Wisconsin can consider requesters' intent, court says
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that state agencies may consider a requester's intent before releasing public records under the… -
Intelligence agencies defend new review policy
Under increasing public scrutiny over a new pre-publication review policy, the Office of the Director National Intelligence released a statement…