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Sonoma County Oversight Body Can Access Sheriff's Confidential Personnel Records
This case involves a dispute between the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) regarding access to confidential personnel rec...
First Circuit Upholds NIH's Withholding of Remdesivir Trial Data Under FOIA
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...
Court Orders Disclosure of Housing Development Records Under FOIL
Matter of Mantilla v. New York City Dept. of Hous. Preserv. & Dev., decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The petitioner sought to compel the ...
PA court affirms probable cause for vehicle search based on marijuana odor
Balliram, R., Aplt. v. PPB, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Balliram, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evi...
State Dept. can withhold Iran Deal records under RTKL exemptions
Gray, H., Aplt. v. Dept. of State, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gray, challenged the Department of State's denial of h...
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...
Eighth Circuit: No First Amendment Retaliation for Denied Jail Records
Human Rights Defense Center v. Baxter County Arkansas, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal o...
PA Court: DOC can withhold inmate disciplinary records under privilege
Key, B., Aplt. v. DOC, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Key, challenged the Department of Corrections' (DOC) denial of hi...