Although the common law establishes that a decedent’s privacy rights end at death, a growing body of authority recognizes the privacy rights of the families of victims. https://t.co/nqA2AI1cK5 ; https://t.co/tQ3xr6oxwY ;

Transcripts of the ill-fated UPS MD-11 Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder “have not yet been released. The NTSB previously said it would not release the full recording audio to the public out of respect for the crew and families.”

KY Power has reached a settlement with KY’s attorney general over Mitchell power plant in WV. Will costs exceed benefits? The public cannot learn how much KY Power will spend to fix Mitchell's cooling tower. Cost estimates are redacted from testimony.

Those who would dismiss text messages exchanged by public officials as casual chatter need look no further than their own backyard. In this case, texts exchanged by a superintendent & board members exposed their insensitivity toward special needs students

A federal judge has ruled that LA County must face journalist Maya Lau’s lawsuit, which alleges that sheriff's deputies unlawfully investigated her in retaliation for reporting about police misconduct. @rcfp attorneys are co-representing Lau in the case.

LAPD is withholding policing data because it might lead to "public panic." FAC's @davidloysd tells @laist: “The problem with that argument is it would violate — it would destroy — the entire public records act.” See more in the link in our bio >>

“Through criminal charge citations & spending invoices obtained under Kentucky’s open records law, The Courier Journal has been able to gain a fuller picture of what Louisville’s lone Park Ranger does, as well as how much the program is costing taxpayers.

In a lawsuit in federal court, antitrust law professor Ramsi Woodcock, argues that the University of Kentucky violated his first amendment & due process rights when it commenced investigating him for alleged violation of UK’s anti-discrimination policies

This is perplexing:

A $3 million settlement is major victory, but it can’t undo the damage to press freedom from the illegal raid on @marionrecord. If other communities don’t want to learn First Amendment law the expensive way, they must train police and prosecutors to respect press rights.

Said Jennifer Jackson, M.D., LWVKY president, “Important decisions are being made at the state level, & legislators should take the time to listen to public comment to ensure the laws truly serve all Kentuckians. Why would legislators cut out voices of their constituents?”

Messages transmitted by text must be accorded the same treatment as messages transmitted by any other medium. The email is the envelop transmitting public business and its content determines retention—e.g., official correspondence sent by text is a permanent record in KY.

JCPS plan to share proposed school closing list with the public prior to presenting it to the board is a good one, but the rule that drafts are forever exempt—adopted by the KYOAG—exposes the problem with ironclad rules rather than case by case analysis.

Possession in •not• 9/10 of the Washington Public Records Act. Nor is possession compulsory under the Kentucky Open Records Act though it is one of several stand alone statutory criteria found at KRS 61.870(2) that bring a record within the scope of the Open Records Act.

Following a series of failed inspections, the Cabinet for Health & Family Services suspended a permit for Budgetel Inn & Suites, 3304 Bardstown Rd. on 11/11, per an email from Louisville Metro Office of Social Services obtained by The Courier Journal.

To address a budget shortfall, JCPS Supt.Yearwood received a ranked list of schools suitable for closure. JCPS says the list is a draft & not subject to an open records request.🤨The list •is•subject to KORA but may be discretionarily withheld—for now.

KY Auditor Ball critical of FCPS’s duplicate audits. “[T]he district is within its prerogative to obtain an additional audit of the same areas, but this decision lends credence to the perception FCPS has & will continue to engage in wasteful spending.” https://t.co/WbNrlXM8Vi

“A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million & apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom.” https://t.co/fmJmHDc5ou

“When government employees enter public service, they do not sign away their First Amendment rights," U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his decision on Friday, "and they certainly do not sign up to be a billboard for any given administration's partisan views."

“Court documents show that Davenport was initially charged with obstructing governmental operations, a charge that was amended down to disrupting meetings and processions in September.”