Personnel records

Update: On April 24, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that state trooper disciplinary records are confidential as a matter of law, based…

The Legal Aid Society has asserted they have a right under New York's Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") to a…

Police disciplinary files are exempt from the Maryland Public Information Act, the Maryland Court of Appeals said in a 5-2…

The Supreme Court of California this week upheld a lower court ruling requiring a police department to release the names…

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that state agencies may consider a requester's intent before releasing public records under the…

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

Rhode Island's governor signed into law yesterday what open records advocates have called the first major revisions in 14 years…

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision yesterday confirming that police officers' self-prepared reports – detailing instances where…

The names of city of Long Beach police officers involved in shootings are subject to disclosure under the California Open…

Gawker and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a suit seeking records regarding an investigation conducted by the…