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New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Demands New York Courts to Make Public 'Secret' Directives to Judges

The lawsuit seeks to vindicate the public's right to know how the New York court system operates and how the OCA influences judicial decision-making, an NYCLU staff attorney said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Why Won't They Fix the Minutes?': Cardinale Continues War Against Atlanta Over Alleged Open Meetings Violations

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe ruled that the Georgia Open Meetings Act requires the meeting minutes to contain the movers and the seconders on all agenda items the council voted on, but it has not done so yet for five meetings in the past two months, attorney Matthew Cardinale said.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Privacy Please: South Florida Commissioner's Texts to Spouse in Civic Meeting Are Not Public Record

"The public's right to know in this instance is an emerging question of public policy that has finally been answered, at least for now," said Benedict P. Kuehne, a partner at Kuehne Davis Law.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Reaffirmed the Power of OPRA

These rulings provide the kind of transparency and candor that are necessary for full accountability by the government to its people. That is a breath of fresh air.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Clears the Way for Pennsylvania State Senator to Seek Public-Pension Records

Terry Mutchler of Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel said that to the best of her knowledge, the case marks the first time in the United States that a board member of a pension fund has had to file suit to obtain records.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In 2nd Pro-Transparency Ruling, Justices Grant Access to Police Internal Affairs Reports

Citing Monday's open records decision and another from the court last week, attorney CJ Griffin said, "Cumulatively, they are a sea change, because they open up much more information about police misconduct investigations than we've ever had in the past."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Firm Secures Attorney Fee Win, But Opposing Counsel Warns of 'Chilling Effect' on Public Records Requests

The result hinged on a law that says public agencies can recover attorney fees if a judge finds a public records request was frivolous.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Legislature Backs Expanding Secrecy Around Executions

Proponents of the bill Monday argued that the state could have to resume the use of the electric chair if it is unable to purchase the drugs used in the three-drug lethal injection cocktail.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'He Put His Wife Through Complete Hell': 5 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined

"He put his wife through complete hell. His unprofessional and uncivll conduct permeated every aspect of the proceedings, even after warnings to stop," Tannebaum said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'She Had a Fascinating Life': Court Mandates Release of Files That Could Shed Light on Walsh's Death

"This decision helps the surviving family members and friends of Susan Walsh understand what may have happened to her 26 years ago and what the Nutley Police did to try to solve her missing-persons case over this extended period," said Alan Peyrouton, a Hackensack, New Jersey, attorney who represents Walsh's brother, Arthur Merchant.
4 minute read

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