Court rules public business on prosecutor’s private phone is still public
Call records and text messages from Pierce County (WA) Prosecutor Mark Lindquist’s personal mobile phone aren’t private if they’re related to public business. The idea drives a unanimous ruling issued...
View ArticleCFOIC's Jeff Roberts: Is Lakewood city councilor’s email a ‘documented’...
Colorado’s Sunshine Law is supposed to prevent more than two members of a local public body, such as a city council, from exchanging thoughts outside of a public meeting on matters related to their...
View ArticleEmails regarding public’s business open to scrutiny
The controversy over leaked legislative emails might be a tempest in a teapot to some, but it goes to the heart of open government and reflects some legislators' disdain for dealing openly with the...
View ArticleTwo recent court decisions make climate scientists’ e-mails public
In the past, we’ve covered attempts by some political groups (or politicians) to access climate scientists’ e-mails. The idea is generally to trawl through them for anything that can be used to...
View ArticleMU professor, AG candidate argues his emails are not public record
An MU law professor and candidate for Missouri's attorney general pushed back against a lawsuit filed against him over an open records request. Josh Hawley won the Republican nomination for the spot...
View ArticleArkansas Prosecutor: Fort Smith School Board violated Freedom of Information Act
The Fort Smith School Board has been found in violation of the Freedom of Information Act for a thread of emails among board members that discussed the new slate of officers prior to elections....
View ArticleEmails Released by Mayor de Blasio’s Office Detail Reliance on Outside ‘Agents’
After months of wrangling with reporters and in court over the disclosure of emails, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday released a third batch of its correspondence with outside...
View ArticleChicago: BGA, others force Emanuel to release work-related private emails
Following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing and lawsuits, Illinois’ Better Government Association (BGA) recently succeeded in forcing Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to release private emails that...
View ArticleColorado FOIC - A $6,750 deposit to search the city clerk’s emails? Records...
Emails of public officials are open for inspection under the Colorado Open Records Act, depending on their content. Such messages can reveal important insights into how government decisions are made,...
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