Public officials

The town of Weare, New Hampshire, settled a lawsuit last week for $57,500 with a woman arrested for videotaping a…

The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston (1st Cir.) recognized last week a First Amendment right to video record a…

Under increasing public scrutiny over a new pre-publication review policy, the Office of the Director National Intelligence released a statement…

The Ninth Circuit ruled today in Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox that bloggers -- and other members of the public…

A New Jersey blogger qualifies for protection under the state’s shield law and does not have to reveal the names…

A Washington, D.C., judge found that the Metropolitan Police Department’s media policy is constitutional, but how the department enforced it…

An Alaska Supreme Court decision makes private e-mail messages containing government business subject to the state Public Records Act but…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled yesterday that authorities cannot charge the public for redaction costs under its public records law.…

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