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Ohio Supreme Court: Sheriff can redact body camera footage
State ex rel. Bates v. Copley, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, holding that a county she...
City of Odessa wins TPIA records dispute over deliberative process privilege
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 ...
Court Orders Village of Basinger to Release Some, But Not All, Requested Public Records to Citizen
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...
Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Police Records Disclosure
State ex rel. GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc. v. Columbus Police Dept., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on November 25, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whethe...
Prosecutor's Office Partially Loses Public Records Battle Over Investigation Files
State ex rel. Castellon v. Cuyahoga Cty. Prosecutor's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on August 12, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns whether the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's...
D.C. Circuit Affirms DOJ's FOIA Exemption 7(A) Withholding for Ongoing Investigation
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Righ...
FBI properly invoked privacy exemption for Jan 6th investigation records
Gary Brown, III v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gary Brown III, sought to compel the FBI to release records under the Freedom of I...
Prosecutor's investigative files not automatically discoverable in criminal cases
State ex rel. Mauk v. Sheldon, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county prosecutor could be compelled to ...
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 "...
Court upholds denial of police misconduct records, citing exemptions
Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Kern County Superior Court denied a petition for writ of ma...