Open Records Laws
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Tacoma Fined and Ordered to Train Department Heads in Public Records Compliance
The City of Tacoma has been fined $36,800 and ordered to provide training to all department heads for failing to…
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Ohio Court Rules Cause and Origin Report is a Public Record But Subject to Redaction
The Ohio Court of Appeals has ruled that the state fire marshal should have release a redacted version of an…
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Lawsuit Against FDNY Over Dispatching Error Reinstated
A NY Supreme Court judge has reinstated a lawsuit against FDNY over a dispatching error to a drowning incident in…
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Ohio Fire Company Sued For Open Meetings Violation
A volunteer fire company in Ohio that settled a public records lawsuit with four concerned citizens earlier this year, is…
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Posting Physical Abilities Test Results To Shame Employees
Today’s burning question: Our firefighters have to take a physical ability test twice a year. The fire chief posts the…
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Mass Town Challenges Open Meetings Violation
The Town of Southampton, Massachusetts, embroiled in a wrongful termination lawsuit by former deputy chief, is challenging an attorney general’s…
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Firefighter Seeks Public Records on Legal Costs of Privatization Battle
An Illinois firefighter has filed a public records suit in hopes of exposing how much local officials in a neighboring…
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California Supreme Court Rules on Public’s Access to Public Employees’ Personal Email and Text Messaging Accounts
The Supreme Court of California has handed down a long-awaited ruling on the applicability of the state’s public records law…
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AZ Firefighter Sues To Obtain Air To Ground Radio Recordings from Yarnell Hill Fire
A former Arizona firefighter is suing the United States Department of Agriculture to obtain recordings and transcripts of air-to-ground radio…
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Minnesota City Sues Former Firefighter Over Use of Photo
A Minnesota city is suing a former firefighter to stop him from marketing himself as a city firefighter and using…
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Iowa City Files Public Records Suits Over Dispatch Center
A dispute in Iowa over a county dispatch center has led to two public records suits being filed by the…
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St. Louis Fire Settles Public Records Suit For EMS Responses to Abortion Clinic
The St. Louis Fire Department has settled a public records lawsuit brought by activists seeking access to information about medical…
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