Comprehensive guide to Government Transparency cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Kentucky Open Government Coalition, Inc. v. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The...
In Re Texas Department of Insurance, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns whether the Texas Depart...
This case involves a dispute over public records requests made by Colorado Sun and KUSA-TV (9News) to the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). The news organizations sought records related to...
Texas Government Accountability Association v. City of Odessa, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Texas Government Accountability Association ...
This case involved a dispute over public records requests made by Mr. Mason to the Village of Basinger. Mr. Mason sought various documents related to village operations, including financial records, m...
This case involves a petition to recall Councilmember Lauser from his position on the City of Connell City Council. The petitioners alleged three grounds for recall: (1) Lauser's vote against a resolu...
This case, State ex rel. Patterson v. Starn, involved a dispute over a public records request in Ohio. Patterson, the relator, sought various records from Starn, the respondent, who was the Clerk of C...
This case involves a dispute over whether the Council for Better Education (CBE), a non-profit organization that advocates for public education, is subject to Kentucky's Open Records Act. The Attorney...
Cleveland Hts. v. Preston, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves a dispute over a zoning ordinance that prohibited the keeping of...
In Re Cesar Espinosa and FIEL Houston, Inc. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns whether the Texas Depa...
State of Texas, Maxx Juusola, Tracy Martin, and Alan Crider v. City of Dallas, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, in Her Official Capacity as the Interim City Manager for the City of Dallas and the State Fair of...
Commonwealth of Mass. v. National Institutes of Health, decided by First Circuit on January 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a...
Fiedeldey v. Finneytown Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth District Court of Appeals of Ohio affirmed...
State ex rel. Shepherd v. Gall, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that t...
State ex rel. Gifford v. Swenski, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding tha...
People ex rel Smith v. Tobin, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court's decision to dismiss a ...
Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) su...
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation v. Dept. of Corr. & Rehab., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation (CJLF) ...
Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Texas, and Greg Abbott, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Texas v. American Oversight, decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025...
Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of Texas, and Greg Abbott, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Texas v. American Oversight, decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025...
IN RE: PUB. RECORDS REQUEST TO LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a public records request made to ...
IN RE: PUB. RECORDS REQUEST TO LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a public records request for inte...
Radio Free Asia v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Radio Free Asia's (RFA) lawsuit chal...
Matter of Moms for Liberty of Wayne County v. State of N.Y. State Educ. Dept., decided by New York Appellate Division on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Moms for L...
State ex rel. Ware v. Akron Police Dept., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 8, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Akron Police Department's "...
Harvey L. Harrison v. Lisa Mickey, in her official capacity as Open Records Coordinator and City of Des Moines, IA, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome...
Banks v. State's Attorney of Cook County, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Banks, sued the State's Attorney of Cook County, all...
American Federation of State etc. Employees v. City of L.A., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial cou...
City of Madison v. Morgan County Hospital Authority, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on February 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the City of Madiso...
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