County shut down access to public records online in 2021 after private data got out … it’s never been fixed, issue raised ...

The new section – titled "Vexatious Requests" − gives public bodies an opportunity to go to court if they believe that a ...

The Maryland Judiciary may be in violation of its own regulations. According to Maryland Rule 16-923, the judiciary has at ...

The Legislature, with the agreement of Gov. Hochul (who unfortunately went along), betrayed the New York public and put off for another two years any limits on legislators’ outside income, a ...

But public records advocates recommend putting the request in writing to make sure it is documented. A written record is helpful if there is a dispute or a court case must be filed.

When Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old was shot by police in 2014, Ohio’s expansive public records law allowed Cleveland newspapers to quickly get the officer’s personnel records.

In 2019, longtime El Paso journalist Bob Moore used the Texas Public Information Act to obtain records from the Weslaco Police Department concerning the death of a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy while ...

Florida has a long history of public records accessibility, going back to the first public records law passed in 1909. The Government in the Sunshine Act passed in 1967 also guarantees the public ...