Topic
Open Records
48 published works
Iowa Commercial Litigation Blog
Court Ruling: Iowa Department of Revenue Violated Iowa’s Open Records Law and Iowa Public Record Board Rubber Stamped the Violation
By cedwardsdickinsonlaw-com-dickinson-bradshaw-fo
In August of 2025, I wrote a blog titled “Iowa Open Records Law: Hot Tip for Government Agencies that Want to Keep Secret their Activities from the Public” in which…
Iowa Commercial Litigation Blog
Iowa Open Records Law: Hot Tip for Government Agencies that Want to Keep Secret their Activities from the Public
By cedwardsdickinsonlaw-com-dickinson-bradshaw-fo
Iowa Code Chapter 22, known as the Iowa Open Records Law, gives the public the right to examine, copy and disseminate a public record unless the public falls within certain…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
February 2025 Opinion Roundup
By Emma Sillman
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in ten cases in February 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read Rox Laird’s analysis of the following opinions: Allen Diercks v.…
Faruki Blog
The Kentucky Legislature Bails Out Cops and Shields Records
By jgreinerficlaw-com-jack-greiner
On two separate occasions in recent years, the Kentucky Supreme Court has applied the Kentucky Open Records Act according to its terms. In doing so, it refused to allow two…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Open Records Requests (ORR) Guide: eDiscovery Trends
By Doug Austin
Open records requests (ORR) are yet another use case for eDiscovery workflows. Here’s a guide from S2|DATA for open records requests! The post Open Records Requests (ORR) Guide: eDiscovery Trends…
Regulatory Oversight
Private Businesses Have New Exposure Under the Georgia Open Records Act
By David Dove
In a landmark decision, the Georgia Supreme Court has expanded the Georgia Open Records Act (the Act) to include private businesses and contractors working with state and local government entities.…
Legal Profession Blog
But Her Email
A summary of a decision issued today by the New Jersey Appellate CourtThis appeal presents a novel issue requiring the court to determine whether the New Jersey Open Public Records…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Commonwealth Court Holds that OOR Erred in Not Allowing Agency an Opportunity to Review Responsive Records for Exemptions after Determining that Request was Sufficiently Specific
Christopher L. Voltz, Esq., cvoltz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5580 In Pa. Office of the Governor v. Brelje, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 65, at *1 (Commw. Ct. Feb. 23, 2024), the Office of Open Records…
Right to Know Law Blog
Office of Open Records Fully Implements E-File Portal
Christopher L. Voltz, Esq., cvoltz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5580 In the summer of 2022, the Office of Open Records (“OOR”) announced that it was moving forward with an E-File Appeal Portal. The goal was…
PA Right to Know Law Blog
OOR: Records of Contractor Retained to Perform a “Governmental Function” Potentially Producible Under RTKL Section 506 (d)
This synopsis was prepared by Pennsylvania attorney Catherine Olanich Raymond. On February 26, 2021, the OOR entered a Final Determination holding that responsive documents in the possession of a company…