Public records

Documents deemed confidential by court order cannot be disclosed under the Massachusetts public records law, even though no exemption to…

The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed and adopted the opinion of a lower court that school districts in the…

Utah's governor called for the repeal and replacement of a controversial open government law Monday, saying that signing it “resulted…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert to veto legislation that if…

The Washington state Supreme Court Thursday vacated two separate trial courts' orders, both of which withheld police records from public…

The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, heard oral arguments Friday in a case that will determine whether…

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that signatures for a voter referendum are considered public documents subject…

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last Wednesday on whether to overturn a lower court ruling…

A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled last week that a minor league baseball team's management group that contracts with a public…

  When Wisconsin investigative reporter Richard Moore requested records from the state's Department of Natural Resources last year that related…