Public employees
Posts
-
Ill. legislature overrides governor's veto of FOIA exemption
Performance evaluations of Illinois state employees are now exempt from the Illinois Freedom of Information Act after the Illinois Senate… -
First Amendment protects post on cop-rating website
A Florida federal judge has struck down the law that resulted in the arrest of an individual who published the… -
Prosecutors say former whistleblower protector deleted records
The former head of an office tasked with protecting government whistleblowers from retaliation will plead guilty to charges he tampered… -
Oklahoma sells employee data withheld from records requests
Oklahoma has made more than $65 million in the last five years selling its citizens' private information -- including birth… -
State employees ask judge to block the release of birth dates
A group of Oklahoma state employees have asked a county judge to block state offices from releasing the birth dates… -
Court reaffirms reporter's Fifth Amendment right
A Michigan federal court today ruled that Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter properly asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege against… -
New Hampshire Supreme Court extends Right-to-Know Law
The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday unanimously supported the state's Right-to-Know Law and ordered a private organization that represents… -
Massachusetts defines open meetings exemptions narrowly
A school committee can hold an open meeting on the overall competence of a superintendent even if the written performance… -
News organizations demand policy changes on FDA interviews
Eleven media outlets sent a letter sent to the FDA Tuesday urging it to end a policy that requires journalists… -
Press groups: keep public comments on the record
Thirteen press groups including the Reporters Committee said Wednesday that speakers at conferences and other public events should stop demanding…