Public records

The names of individuals buried in a state cemetery are death records, the Nebraska Supreme Court said today, ruling that they must…

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said he will allow the public to see e-mail he sent privately in his first two years…

After a years-long battle to withhold images of abuse and torture at U.S.-run military facilities -- a battle lost in…

A Seattle blogger will receive a $250,000 settlement after suing King County for taking years to disclose election records from the state's…

Minnesota legislators are at odds over whether to keep information on public employees' on-the-side financial matters out of the public eye, the Star Tribune reports.…

A Wyoming court's policy of banning public access to child endangerment cases files violates the state public records law, a judge…

A 35-year-old court order barring the state of Tennessee from publicly releasing the arrest records of people suspected, but not charged or convicted,…

Public records requests in New Mexico can now be made over e-mail or by fax, and state lawmakers will open their…

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to seal from public view records of airplane bird strikes, according to a USA…

The Asbury Park Press reports it has won an appeal for details of a 2007 sexual harrassment settlement between Monmouth County and a…