Public Records

Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Non-Residents’ Access to Public Information

by Elissa Flynn-Poppey, Kelly Frey | Mintz Levin on 5/13/2013

On April 29, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision upholding citizen-specific limitations in the State of Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (the “Act”). The Act provides that “all public...more

A Chance to Erase the Past

by Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler &... on 5/1/2013

A new Tennessee law that took effect on July 1, 2012 allows eligible individuals to request that their criminal records are fully expunged. This means that certain misdemeanors and low-level felonies may be completely erased...more

Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Virginia Public Records Law

by Charles Coble | Brooks Pierce on 4/30/2013

In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Alito, the U.S. Supreme Court today turned away a constitutional challenge to residency requirement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. As we previously reported, the Court...more

Public Records Law

by Mark Herron | Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 4/16/2013

Granting a motion for rehearing, the First District reconsidered its prior opinion concerning what constitutes a "student record" under the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), Title 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and the...more

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

by Paul A. Cappitelli, G. Ross Trindle III | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/9/2013

Overview: A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that the California Public Records Act (PRA) required government agencies to disclose communications relayed through the privately-owned personal devices of...more

DEP Hazmat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction – Implications For Those Affected By Spills

by Kenneth Gray, Dixon P. Pike | Pierce Atwood LLP on 3/8/2013

Former HazMat Specialist Jon P. Andrews, assigned to the Augusta Region of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, has pleaded guilty to destroying three years of spill records on his final day on the job. The...more

Green Building Update -- February 27, 2013

by Bryan C. Jackson, Andrew Ouvrier | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/4/2013

In This Issue: Green Building Focus - TPA targets federal government's use of LEED; NRC says military should use LEED despite political pressure; New green high school in Oregon; SFMOMA expansion to include green...more

Supreme Court Hears Argument on States’ Ability to Exclude Public Records Access for Non-Citizens

by Jason Britt, John Zabriskie | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in McBurney v. Young, No. 12-17, a case with potentially major implications for businesses that use state freedom of information acts (FOIAs) to obtain...more

Can Virginia Block Non-Residents from FOIA Requests? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments [Video]

by LXBN on 2/20/2013

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this afternoon on whether or Virginia could legally restrict out-of-staters from accessing documents through the state’s open government laws. The plaintiffs presented a number of...more

Illinois Appellate Court Decides Two FOIA Cases on Fees that Public Body Can Charge and Justification for Attorneys’ Fees

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/1/2012

In two recent decisions, the Illinois Appellate Court clarified the fees that a public body can charge for copying records pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and the circumstances justifying the...more

Are Your Students’ Parents “Friending” Teachers?

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 10/16/2012

A recent @IlPrincipals tweet identified an interesting USA Today article: “Should parents ‘friend’ their child’s teacher?” At this time of year when social media policies, procedures and guidelines are being reviewed across...more

Protecting Trade Secrets: Intersection of Florida’s Public Records Laws and Regulatory Document Demands under the Florida...

by Carlton Fields on 5/7/2012

Florida has expansive public records disclosure laws, which emanate from the Florida Constitution. Art. I, § 24, FLA. CONST., Ch. 119, Fla. Stat. It is doctrinal in Florida that virtually any document delivered to a state...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Non-Residents’ Access to Public Information

A Chance to Erase the Past

Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Virginia Public Records Law

Public Records Law

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Public Records - Public Records Act May Require Disclosure of Content Stored on Personal Devices of...

DEP Hazmat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction – Implications For Those Affected By Spills

Green Building Update -- February 27, 2013

Supreme Court Hears Argument on States’ Ability to Exclude Public Records Access for Non-Citizens

Can Virginia Block Non-Residents from FOIA Requests? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments [Video]

Illinois Appellate Court Decides Two FOIA Cases on Fees that Public Body Can Charge and Justification for Attorneys’ Fees

Are Your Students’ Parents “Friending” Teachers?

Protecting Trade Secrets: Intersection of Florida’s Public Records Laws and Regulatory Document Demands under the Florida...

Can Virginia Block Non-Residents from FOIA Requests? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments [Video]

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