City to appeal ruling that it has to turn over police personnel records to...
From The Republic:OWENSBORO, Ky. — An open records dispute between city officials in Owensboro and the town's newspaper is headed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.read more
View ArticleGroup wants cost info on Obama's daughter's spring break trip
From LegalNewsline.com:WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service to determine how much taxpayer money was spent on security for...
View ArticleCourt: California university must move to disclose venture returns
From Reuters:SAN FRANCISCO (Oct 23, 2012) - The University of California must try to obtain and then disclose closely guarded information on the investment performance of venture capital funds managed...
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for November 9, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:read more
View ArticleSpecial Edition: NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for November 23, 2012
We so liked the State FOIA Friday this week, we thought we'd give it this second and special edition. A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might...
View ArticleDeath row inmate loses FOIA lawsuit against FBI
From Beaumontenterprise.com:NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the FBI's decision to redact information from records sought under the Freedom of Information Act by a...
View ArticleKY. appeal hearing granted in Leonard Lawson open records case
From Courier-Journal:FRANKFORT, KY. (Nov 25, 2012) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Open Records Act appeal of road contractor Leonard Lawson, who wants a 1983 statement he made to...
View ArticleTenn. Appeals Court to again hear arguments over private prison company,...
From The Republic:NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state Court of Appeals is again taking up a public records case involving a private prison company and a magazine that advocates for inmate rights.read more
View ArticleCollege alarmed by animal rights 'extremists'
From Courthouse News Service:DETROIT (Nov 27, 2012) - Wayne State University is exempt from answering a FOIA request about its use of dogs in medical research, because the last time it did "animal...
View ArticleManville police sued by activist over access to investigation records
From MyCentralJersey.com: MANVILLE (Nov 26, 2012) — What are they trying to hide? That’s a question libertarian activist John Paff says he is trying to get answered through a lawsuit he filed last week...
View ArticlePublic Records: $60,000 penalty puts access at risk
From The Press-Enterprise: When the publisher of a small-town newspaper north of Sacramento made a public records request to learn more about spending done by school officials, he had no idea it would...
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for December 7, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week.read more
View ArticleU.S. Court of Appeals rejects CIA's motion to squash lawsuit on Bay of Pigs...
From Global Research:Washington, D.C. (Dec 7, 2012) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit yesterday rejected the CIA’s attempt to shortcut the National Security Archive’s lawsuit under the...
View ArticleWA high court to hear KOMO's public records suit
From KOMOnews.com:SEATTLE (Dec 5, 2012) -- Washington state's highest court will hear a case brought by the KOMO Problem Solvers involving the public's right to records.In the simplest terms, the city...
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for December 21, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:read more
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for December 28, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:read more
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Judge slams Coos Bay (Ore.) port for 'bad faith' handling of records request...
From OregonLive.com: A Coos County judge, in a harsh rebuke to the local port district, ruled that the port "abused its discretion" by attempting to discourage the Sierra Club from obtaining public...
View ArticleWisconsin taxpayers foot $60,000 bill in open records case
From FOX11:MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin taxpayers are on the hook for a $60,000 legal bill in a state open records dispute.read more
View ArticleMichigan woman's failed FOIA request case could result in bigger award,...
From Detroit Free Press:LANSING -- When Nancy Prins sent the Michigan State Police a Freedom of Information Act request in July 2008, asking for police video of her May traffic stop, she was told it...
View ArticleACLU of W.Va files public records requests for info on police use of military...
From The Republic:CHARLESTON, West Virginia — West Virginia's affiliate of the ACLU is participating in a project examining local police use of military technology and tactics. The American Civil...
View ArticleWaterkeeper organizations file FOIA lawsuit
From eStormWater.com:On Tuesday, March 4, Waterkeeper Alliance, in collaboration with several Gulf of Mexico Waterkeeper organizations, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the...
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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for April 26, 2013
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out...
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