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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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Rhode Island revamps public records law to be more requestor-friendly
Rhode Island's governor signed into law yesterday what open records advocates have called the first major revisions in 14 years…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Justice Department opposes release of "targeted killing" records
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for summary judgment Wednesday in a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit,…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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Ill. judge rules officials' tweets, texts, and e-mail messages about public business are public records
Electronic communications -- specifically tweets, text and e-mail messages -- between city officials discussing public business are subject to the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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New York high court issues mixed ruling over access to names of informants in decades-old Communist probe
The names of informants who were promised confidentiality by the government during the New York City Board of Education’s “Anti-Communist…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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Ohio high court finds privacy rights trump access in police records case
The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday affirmed a lower court’s decision denying The Cincinnati Enquirer access to personally identifying information regarding…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Conn. appeals court interprets open records provision on use of document scanners
The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled this week that a state open records law provision permitting records requesters to use “hand-held…Categorized in Freedom of information