Open government organization provides grant to fight county petition

From Carroll County Times:  A nonpartisan organization dedicated to the freedom of information has awarded the Carroll County Times a $12,500 grant to help cover litigation costs to fight a petition filed by the Carroll County Board of Commissioners that asks a judge to approve the county’s policy of redacting email addresses from Maryland Public Information Act requests.

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Public records advocate finds court trouble

From The Ledger:  LAKELAND | Joel Chandler, a public records access advocate from Lakeland, is in hot water in a Ninth Judicial Circuit Court case. A judge has forwarded a document from the public records case to prosecutors for investigation. There’s at least a possibility Chandler could face jail time.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 10, 2013

A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.

 

Attorney General issues informal opinion on Iowa Public Radio questions

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NFOIC supports newspaper in legal action

Press release from NFOIC:  COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 9, 2013) – A small daily newspaper has been awarded a $12,500 litigation grant from the Knight FOI Fund after being rebuffed and stonewalled for months in its efforts to get email distribution lists from the board of commissioners in a rural Maryland county.

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Johnson Controls takes secret data case to Minn. Supreme Court

From Minnesota Public Radio: ROSEVILLE, Minn. — The company hired to oversee a major reconstruction project for the St. Louis County Schools will argue today before the Minnesota Supreme Court that certain data involved in the project is not subject to the state's open records law.

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Judge dismisses AL.com lawsuit seeking Birmingham Airport Authority records

From AL.com:  BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – At AL.com's request, a judge this morning dismissed the media company's lawsuit, including a temporary restraining order issued in the case, that had sought public records from the Birmingham Airport Authority regarding a flight information display that collapsed and killed a 10-year-old boy in March.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 5, 2013

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Lawsuit seeks ‘independent’ facts behind foreclosure reviews

From eCreditDaily:

A prominent Washington law firm is suing to get bank regulators to reveal more details behind the failed Independent Foreclosure Review, which after about 18 months and $2 billion spent was mostly scuttled recently in favor of a $9.3 billion settlement.

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