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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - Posts

Police tap reporter's phone records to find out who gave him a public document

Here's one for the FOI history books. St. Paul police subpoenaed cell phone records of a KMSP-TV reporter and a sheriff's department employee to find out who gave the reporter a public record. While the document was supposed to be provided, the police

Utah judge rules that overtime and bonus pay records should be public

The Salt Lake Tribune won access to overtime and bonus records for city employees. Sandy City officials had argued that a single total number of employee compensation, without a breakdown, met the disclosure requirements. A district court judge thought

Nebraska historical group sues for cemetery records of psychiatric patients

The Adams County Historical Society in Nebraska is requesting the names and dates of death for people buried 1888 to 1959 in a cemetery reserved for psychiatric patients. The state says it could violate privacy of family members, but the society argues