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Internal affairs records in police agencies are public, the Illinois Appellate Court in Springfield ruled last week, in a citizen's…

The spokesman for a North Carolina sheriff's office has filed criminal harassment charges against the editor and publisher of news@norman,…

A Texas court clerk cannot restrict journalists' access to court files for 24 to 72 hours after they are filed,…

A federal judge in California conducted an entire trial this week behind closed doors, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Justice Department is trying to get a federal judge to withhold from the public for up to a decade…

After receiving little response to Freedom of Information Act requests, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed suit Wednesday in San Francisco…

In another reminder that the openness promised during campaign season has not become reality, the Obama administration is refusing to…

An online reporter qualifies as a journalist entitled to certain protections under state law, a Texas appellate court ruled last…

A Maryland appellate court on Friday upheld a trial court's order allowing a Baltimore television station to copy two recordings…

The Supreme Court of Florida refused to block public access to electronic records of court proceedings, in a unanimous decision…