Justice James Walsh said other public interests outweigh safety of individuals, even after an appellate court reversed his ...

The public health institute’s FOIA office had lost too many staff members to fulfill public record requests - falling victim to President Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate “waste, bloat, and ...

Niki Kelly wanted to know how much money Indiana spends to buy the drugs they use to execute prisoners. She and her reporters ...

In court records, a crime mapping company alleges LAPD has engaged in an “unlawful pattern of delaying tactics” to avoid releasing the data.

Reporters here and across the nation routinely request public records to illuminate systemic failings, abuse and corruption across all levels of government. They do so under a federal law known as the ...

A Chelan County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Wenatchee Valley College violated the state Public Records Act in two ...

Massachusetts charter schools are public entities and must comply with the public records law, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a case between Mystic Valley Regional Charter School and the Attorney ...

State legislators have long tried to exempt themselves from the state’s Public Records Act. The latest case is likely headed for the Washington Supreme Court.

The cases offer a window into what’s going on behind the scenes with public records held by the State Police in Massachusetts – or not going on.

This Sunshine Week, we’re reflecting on how open government laws shape what the public knows — and what’s at stake when access is limited or denied.

A judge ruled that the Navy’s long-standing policy to withhold records from its criminal trials violated the First Amendment.

Ohio has a law that makes public records accessible, but it's under constant threat.