Government watchdog group files amicus brief in slow-walked public records case

The Citizen Action Defense Fund on Thursday afternoon filed an amicus brief regarding the appeal of a public records case to ...

Former N.J. mayor wins appeal over $32,800 in public records sanctions

This former New Jersey mayor was fined $32,800 and referred for criminal investigation. Now an appeals court says the trial ...
Arizona Capitol Times

Court reviews county authority to sue public record requestors

A case in Arizona Court of Appeals determines if a county can sue a public records requester for court clarification, ...

Judge orders UNC trustees to preserve records related to ex-provost’s lawsuit

A judge Wednesday ordered UNC’s trustees not to delete records related to a lawsuit filed by former provost Chris Clemens.
KJZZ

Appeals court rules against Santa Cruz County's suit vs. nonprofit that asked for election records

The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed Monday with a lower court’s decision to dismiss a case Santa Cruz county brought against ...
NOLA.com

In this Louisiana parish, people can't get some crime records. Advocates call it 'egregious.'

There’s a lot of reasons why transparency is built into the criminal justice system,” said David Cuillier, director of the ...
KJZZ

Arizona court considers Santa Cruz County lawsuit against nonprofit that asked for election records

An Arizona court is deliberating on whether to give a nonprofit copies of election records the nonprofit requested from Santa ...
inforum

North Dakota to seal from public view dismissed, acquitted criminal cases, but some will require petitions

FARGO — North Dakota has started to seal from public view criminal cases that are brought against innocent defendants, though some will have to file a petition to close those records. House Bill 1166 ...