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Phila. Dist. Attorney's Office v. Cwiek, PICS Case No. 17-1414 (Pa. Commw. Sept. 6, 2017) Brobson, J. (11 pages).

Trial court properly affirmed the OOR order that required the DAO to provide requester with a certified copy of a redacted CAD, which requester had provided to the DAO, under Section 904 of the RTKL but trial court erred in holding that a declaration made by the DAO satisfied the certification requirement because the declaration did not meet the standard of verifying the authenticity of the document. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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The Recorder

Tuffly v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

9th Cir.; 16-15342 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment. The court held that the privacy interest of former U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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New York Law Journal

Guardianship Case Files Presumed Open, NY Judge Finds

Ruling in a case involving a property owner and art collector worth at least tens of millions of dollars, acting Nassau County Judge Gary Knobel said a party did not show good cause for sealing the case records.
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National Law Journal

Bacardi Sues Feds for Records About Disputed 'Havana Club' Trademark

Bacardi has taken new legal action in its long-running rum war with Cuba, this time against banking regulators in a hunt for information about how an entity owned by the island nation last year received a U.S. license to renew the disputed "Havana Club" trademark.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court's OPRA Ruling Represents a Backward Step

In re New Jersey Firemen's Association raises more questions than it resolves, will complicate OPRA proceedings in the future, and ultimately detracts from the intent and operation of OPRA. New Jersey's long-standing tradition of access to government records has taken a step back.
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The Recorder

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California v. Superior Court (County of Los Angeles)

Cal.Sup.Ct.; S227106 The California Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that a county’s unredacted automated…
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The Recorder

Yagman v. Pompeo

9th Cir.; 15-55442 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment and remanded. The court held that a plaintiff’s failure to “reasonably”…
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National Law Journal

After Disclosure Failure, DC Judge Wants List of Trump Voter Commission Docs

Department of Justice lawyer Elizabeth Shapiro apologized to the judge for the "confusion" over what was required of the commission.
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The Recorder

First Amendment Coalition v. United States Department of Justice

9th Cir.; 15-15117 The court of appeals reversed a judgment and remanded. The court held that a plaintiff was required to show causation in order to…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appeals Court Opens Avenue to Police Dashcam Videos

A divided Appellate Division panel has ruled that the public can access videos recorded by police dashboard cameras.
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