Bad ideas, West Virginia style: A document’s content or context would help determine its release under West Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, under an update to the open government law unanimously passed Wednesday by the House of Delegates. Delegates advanced the measure to the Senate after a party-line vote rebuffed a GOP-sponsored amendment. It’s the [...]
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Hiding the identity of gun owners is always a political hot potato, as elected officials shrink from the ire of those who argue that there is a privacy right buried somewhere in the Second Amendment. I think there is a legitimate debate to be had here, but unfortunately, it seldom happens as few in position [...]
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This is a toughie, and it’s where FOI stalwarts really have their work cut out for them in making the case for openness: Lawmakers are considering exempting photos, audio recordings and videos “that depict or record the killing of a person” from public records laws. The bill was spurred by last summer’s brutal murders of [...]
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Delawareans could soon learn more about the workings of their local water and sewer authorities under a bill working its way through the state Senate. The bill sponsored by Dover Democrat Brian Bushweller would amend the Freedom of Information Act to clarify that water and sewer authorities are public bodies subject to open meetings and [...]
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Passing along from the First Amendment Law Prof Blog: State Senator Leland Yee has recently filed the Court Transparency Bill, SB 326, which would require state courts to make newly filed court records available for public inspection no later than the end of the day on which those record were received by the court. The bill’s [...]
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