Tag Archives: public records law

The Superior Court for Richmond County has blocked the appointment of Antonio Burden as fire chief for the City of Augusta because the city failed to comply with the state’s public records law. The ruling handed down last week resulted from a suit brought by four local media outlets.

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A volunteer fire company in Ohio that settled a public records lawsuit with four concerned citizens earlier this year, is being sued again by three of those citizens who now claim the fire company must also comply with the state’s open meetings law.

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Fire department email accounts pose a number of hidden traps for firefighters. The most common email related cases involve violations of public records laws (discussed below) – but a recent Massachusetts case raises an unusual issue: the use of a ...

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