Open records

A judge in Hawaii has ordered the Honolulu Police Department to release officer disciplinary records under the state's public records…

A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that a newspaper in South Dakota should be able to get certain data about…

Parts of the federal government have declared transparency non-essential, deciding requests under the Freedom of Information Act will go unprocessed…

The records of all state-related universities in Pennsylvania may soon be open to public scrutiny, as lawmakers consider imposing more…

Reporters covering homicides in Connecticut won't have access to investigation photographs and 911 recordings describing victim conditions under a new…

States do not violate the U.S. Constitution when their public records laws prevent out-of-state residents from accessing government records, a…

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that a law governing coroner records does not prevent the state from…

A Colorado judge denied the media's request to film and photograph Monday's hearing of the man accused of killing 12…

On Friday morning, the nation awoke to breaking news about a mass murder at a movie theater. Twelve people were…

Two Kentucky newspapers earned a victory in a lengthy legal battle with child welfare officials this week when a state…