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D.C. Circuit rules in favor of Prison Legal News' appeal against Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons's categorical justification of redactions in a freedom of information suit filed by Prison Legal News… -
Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously rejects effort to halt public records lawsuit for execution records
On Monday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously denied an effort to overturn a lower court’s ruling that cleared the way… -
Arkansas housing director criminally convicted for violating public records law
Little Rock Metropolitan Housing Alliance Executive Director Rodney Forte was charged last November with violating Arkansas’ Freedom of Information Act… -
Advocates push back against FOIA exemptions for bodycam footage
As states begin to implement laws requiring police officers to wear body cameras, lawmakers now struggle with the question of… -
Department of Transportation to continue mandating oil train disclosures, but states vary widely on requirements
Regulators will keep rules requiring the public disclosure of certain information about trains transporting crude oil intact, the Pipeline and… -
Hearing examines FOIA reform, and whether the act is an effective tool
The question of whether the federal Freedom of Information Act is an effective tool was hotly debated at a two-day… -
As recording police officers draws more attention, Dallas police policy tries to 'water down' the right
When the Dallas Police Department released its policy in May on the right of the press and public to records… -
As Ohio mandates more disclosure from private college police, ESPN appeals for Indiana to do the same
While the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision last week that private colleges’ police forces must make their… -
Reporters Committee op-ed argues that records laws can handle questions of access to body cam video
In a recent op-ed in The Washington Post, the Reporters Committee argued that the controversial issue of access to body… -
D.C. mayor upholds denial of second request for police body camera videos
Washington D.C.’s Mayor Bowser has largely upheld the refusal of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to produce body camera…