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Government transparency advocates oppose D.C. open records law restrictions at city council hearing
Government transparency advocates and the District of Columbia attorney general testified today at a district council hearing regarding three bills…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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N.J. high court denies access to public law school clinic's legal records
The New Jersey high court ruled Thursday that case records handled at public law school clinics are not considered public…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules public should not be charged cost to redact public records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled yesterday that authorities cannot charge the public for redaction costs under its public records law.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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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…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Penn. high court orders release of bids received by private company in operating public stadium
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday that records of a private entity acting on behalf of a public agency may…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Oklahoma court grants media limited access to state foster care records
An Oklahoma appeals court on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant the media limited access to state agency…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal appeals court dismisses Chicago Tribune's open records suit against Univ. of Ill.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (7th Cir.) today ordered the dismissal of an open…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Kentucky appellate court upholds withholding of personal information in police records
The Kentucky Court of Appeals partially affirmed a lower court's ruling on Friday, finding that the city of Hopkinsville properly…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Vt. high court rejects blanket exemption for police logs
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that police dispatch logs are not automatically exempt from public disclosure as investigation records under…Categorized in Freedom of information