Explore 23 court opinions on Exemptions To Public Records Disclosure. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Certiorari Denied: Clerk Failed to Show Irreparable Harm in Discovery Dispute
Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller, Hillsborough County v. Rangel, State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Clerk of...
Court Upholds Denial of Public Records Request
Salem v. Columbiana Cty. Bd. of Cmmrs., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Salem, sued the Columbiana County Board of Commission...
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds School District's Public Records Response
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...
Iowa Auditor's access to private financial records limited by confidentiality statutes
In re The Representation of the Office of the Auditor of the State of Iowa, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Iowa Supreme Court addressed whe...
Prosecutor's internal investigation records exempt from public disclosure
State ex rel. Barker v. Muskingum Cty. Prosecutor's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county ...
Prosecutor denied access to personnel file under RTKL
Winig, J., Aplt. v. Office of DA of Phila., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, a former prosecutor, challenged the Office o...
Court partially grants FOIL request for former county attorney's records
People ex rel. Peter A. Barta v. Molina, decided by New York Court of Appeals on October 16, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Peter A. Barta, sought to compel the defendant, a former ...
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Inmate Access to Disciplinary Records
State ex rel. Snodgrass v. Trumbull Corr. Inst., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the state could be co...
Inmate disciplinary records not subject to public disclosure
Maurice v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's denial of a petition for writ of manda...
Ohio Supreme Court: Prosecutor's office can withhold internal disciplinary records
State ex rel. Jackson v. McNamara, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor's office could b...
Public Records Request Denied Due to Ongoing Investigation Exemption
Mirza M. Bulur v. the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mirza M. Bulur, sued the New ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Prosecutor's internal docs exempt from public records
State ex rel. Owens v. Gifford, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor's office could be compelled ...
Ohio Supreme Court: Public records request for disciplinary hearing documents not blanketly exempt
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the Department of Rehabili...
Ohio Secretary of State can withhold voter data from unqualified applicants
In re Application of Notestine, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on July 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The applicant sought to compel the Ohio Secretary of State to provide certain voter ...
Public Records Act request denied as overly broad and burdensome
Citizen Action Def. Fund v. Off. of Fin. Mgmt., decided by Washington Supreme Court on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) sued the Office of Fin...
DOJ can withhold records of ongoing investigations under public records law
Scot Van Oudenhoven v. Wisconsin Department of Justice, decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the Wisconsin Department of...
Nevada Supreme Court Orders Release of Police Misconduct Records
IN RE: PUB. RECORDS REQUEST TO LAS VEGAS METRO. POLICE DEP'T, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns a public records request for internal aff...
Ohio Supreme Court: Blanket denial of public records request is insufficient
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 7, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Rehabilitati...
Ohio Supreme Court: Blanket denial of public records request is insufficient
State ex rel. Clark v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on May 6, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Department of Rehabilitati...
Dispatch logs are public records, not investigative exemptions.
State ex rel. Mack v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol Cent. Records, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether the Ohio Sta...
Ohio Supreme Court Orders Release of Unredacted Police Incident Reports
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 "...
Ohio Supreme Court: Broad Public Records Requests Can Be Denied
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on March 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether the Department of Rehabil...
City's denial of open records upheld based on exemptions
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...