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FOIA and open government disputes are often predictable. A requester asks for everything, a government agency gives nothing or next to nothing; the requester appeals…

The posting and subsequent removal of a list of concealed weapons permit carriers in Virginia has sparked great debate from gun rights advocates and open…

In less than a year, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) appears to be fulfilling his campaign promises to champion the cause of open government throughout…

Records held by the state public safety department detailing a raid by the Department of Homeland Security s Immigration and Customs Enforcement must be disclosed…

Though delivered in a narrow decision based on procedural grounds, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., nonetheless dealt a blow to the ability of the…

In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court of Arkansas tossed out an earlier circuit court decision and ruled that legal opinions offered in letters by…

The Maryland State Police unlawfully withheld police complaint records that are required to be disclosed under the state s public information act, according to a…

A policy being considered by the American Bar Association would curtail journalists access to arrest and criminal records.

One for the record books? A large court award in a public records or open meeting case is a rare event worth noting.

The case of a teacher fired for looking at ‘adult’ Web sites illustrates the potential conflicts between copyright protections and public records laws.