Does Virginia law sealing court records from the public’s eye violate the First Amendment?
Legislation that would shield thousands of past court cases from public view could violate the First Amendment’s right of ...
Fani Willis violated open records law, judge finds
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis was found to be in violation of the state’s Open Records Act as outlined in ...
‘Culture of resistance to transparency’: Kentucky universities regularly break open records law
The Herald-Leader examined 12 years of open records and open meetings appeals filed with the attorney general’s office.
You had questions about public records. We asked a reporter and a legal expert to weigh in.
Are nonprofits subject to open records? How much would it cost to take an open records case to court? See our answers to ...
Coroner identifies victim of March 10 fatal wreck on Pueblo Boulevard
The Pueblo County Coroner's Office has identified a man who was killed in a March 10 wreck on Pueblo Boulevard near Lakeshore/Palmer Avenue. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Puebloan ...
Wisconsin law gives the public access to government records. Here's how it could be better.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, one of the architects of Wisconsin's open records law, said drafters hadn't "anticipated all the problems." ...
Major changes coming to Utah’s government records access law
The records committee has been part of GRAMA since the legislature passed it in 1991. Courts have upheld the committee’s rulings 98% of the time, according to the Utah Media Coalition, a consortium of ...
Trump Group says it's "no coincidence" Denver mayor, staff used self-deleting app for communications about migrants
A conservative legal group said it was "no coincidence" that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and his staff began communicating on ...
Pueblo couple killed in apparent murder-suicide identified; police say husband shot wife
A husband and wife found dead in their home on March 16 in an apparent murder-suicide have been identified by the county ...
How a WA city’s war with its own council member could chip away at public-records access
In 2019, in response to the #MeToo movement, the Legislature passed new exemptions to parts of the Public Records Act: Public ...
Lifting the ‘veil of secrecy’ in CT. How open government laws made a difference.
Connecticut’s FOI law allows access to many records and meetings. If the FOI law were not enacted, members of the public would not have access to information about their government.
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Sunshine Week 2025: Celebrating the Freedom of Information Act
It's Sunshine Week in the United States, which notes the importance of an open government and promotes the need for ...