From Student Press Law Center:
VIRGINIA — The exchange of emails by members of the Fairfax County School Board did not constitute a public meeting under Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, the state Supreme Court ruled June 7.
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Spitzer emails ruled public records
Good ruling the other day by a New York judge who held that former AG Elliott Spitzer could not shield emails from disclosure under New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOI-L) simply by sending and receiving them on a private email account.
From The New York Post:
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County commissioner ordered to release emails
From San Antonio Express News:
A state district judge on Thursday ruled that Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson must release messages about public business from his private email account, but the legal battle is far from over.
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Bexar County commissioner presents legal arguments challenging records request for emails
From Watchdog.org:
Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson has presented his initial legal argument in a fight to keep emails from his personal account private, even though he acknowledges he was discussing public business through those emails.
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NFOIC’s FOI Friday for February 24, 2012
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Open Data Handbook 1.0 introduces open data
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Policy would discourage council members’ use of personal email accounts
From The News Tribune:
Whatcom County (WA) Council members are "highly discouraged" from using their personal email accounts for county business, under a new policy under consideration.
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West Virginia House of Delegates to examine bill on email records
From The Charleston Daily Mail:
A bill that would void a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling that exempted personal e-mails from public officials and public employees from public release is on the fast track to passage in the House of Delegates.
The bill changes the state code's definition of "public record" in a way meant to clarify the Legislature's intentions.
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Anaheim officials to consider records policy changes
From The Voice of OC:
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait directed city officials Tuesday night to review the city's records policy for compliance with federal and state laws and to recommend improvements to the policy by next City Council meeting.
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Haley asks state agency for help deciding which email records need to be archived
From The Item:
Gov. Nikki Haley said last week her office will preserve all emails sent to or from the governor's email account
The State newspaper reported last month that Haley's staff was deleting emails between Haley and her staff – an action that critics said violated state law.
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SC Gov Haley faces questions on transparency
From The State:
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley came into office promising a commitment to transparency, but the deletion of emails by staffers has brought new criticism that the Republican governor has fallen short on that campaign issue.
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