Open records

Media organizations should be granted access to documents that had been sealed in litigation against Bridgestone/Firestone, the Reporters Committee for…

FLORIDA--Once a court has revealed the identify of a confidential informant, the police must disclose information about the amount of…

OHIO--In mid-August, the state Supreme Court in Columbus denied the Akron Beacon Journal's request for the release of letters received…

INDIANA--In a move he characterized as continuing his administration's commitment to open government, Governor Frank O'Bannon appointed the state's first…

WASHINGTON--A booking photograph and police report of the May 1997 arrest of a city attorney must be disclosed to The…

Committee rules detained suspect's mug shot must be released 03/09/98 UTAH--Juab County sheriff David Carter must release the mug shot…

Court finds school district waived confidentiality right 02/09/98 OREGON--A school district's report detailing the alleged "misuse and theft" of school…

Court lifts cap on attorney's fees due to government "dishonesty" 01/26/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In mid-December, federal District Court Judge Royce Lamberth…

County cannot promise confidentiality in discrimination settlement 11/03/97 OHIO--A settlement agreement in a racial discrimination case brought by a former…

Wiretap suit over transcript in public record dismissed 09/22/97 TEXAS--A federal District Court judge in Dallas ruled in mid- August…