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Monday, November 05, 2007 12:52 PM

Utah judge's order ignores right of free press

Gene Policinski of the First Amendment Center offers his view on how a Utah judge's order that a reporter produce a story is an assault on the First Amendment.
posted by DonaldMeyers | 0 Comments
Monday, November 05, 2007 11:11 AM

Arkansas Supreme Court says contractor doesn't have to turn over records

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a private construction firm doesn't have to make public details of its $35 million University of Arkansas dormitory project. The court unanimously agreed that the records aren't subject to the state freedom
posted by DavidCuillier | 2 Comments
Monday, November 05, 2007 11:04 AM

South Dakota attorney general proposes access disputes to be handled like small-claims court

If you can't get the public records you want, don't take the law into your own hands. Take 'em to court. The people's court. South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long is drafting a plan to handle records access disputes similar to the way courts review
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments
Monday, November 05, 2007 10:56 AM

Georgia Supreme Court to hear arguments for opening files from 15-year-old murder case

On Dec. 3 the George Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could make police investigative files open for aging cold cases. The Athens Banner-Herald is fighting for access to the records involving the rape and murder of a 22-year-old
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments