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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

What a Municipality Should Know Before Saying “No Records Exist” When Responding to a Right-to-Know Law Request

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Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law (“RTKL”) provides access to public records and promotes transparency in our Commonwealth. A record in the possession of a government agency is presumed to be public unless the record is...more

Morgan Lewis

State & Federal Public Records Laws: An Often-Overlooked Discovery Tool

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Information and document requests under the Freedom of Information Act and analogous state public records laws can be powerful and relatively inexpensive tools in a party’s litigation toolbox and are not only reserved for...more

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Indiana Political Subdivisions Required to Livestream, Record, and Archive All Public Meetings Beginning July 1, 2025

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In 2023, the Indiana General Assembly adopted HEA 1167-2023, which created a new statutory section within the Open-Door Law statutes (I.C. 5-14-1.5-2.9). That statute was subsequently amended in HEA 1306-2024 and is scheduled...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California Advanced Records Center Updates – What’s New in 2025

In the Advanced Records Center (ARC) section of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation related to the California Public Records Act (PRA) includes takeaways and analyses of AB 134, AB 1147, AB...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Preparing for a Wave of Citizen Suits in Texas – Ten Tips for Protecting Sensitive Information from Disclosure Under the Texas...

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As earlier reported, companies should expect environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) to file a barrage of citizen suits to supplement the rollback of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement cases...more

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How City & State Government Agencies Can Scale Open Records Request Processes

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In the always-on, hyper-connected digital age, you'd think it would be relatively straightforward to produce records for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or open records requests, but it can be incredibly labor intensive,...more

Roetzel & Andress

Public Records Language to Allow Police Departments to Charge for Production of Bodycam Videos

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House Bill 315, the township omnibus package, was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on January 2, 2025 and goes into effect on April 2, 2025. This bill permits law enforcement agencies to charge for the cost of...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Governor Murphy Signs OPRA Revamp That May Curtail the Right to Government Records

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On Monday, June 5, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 2930/Assembly Bill 4045 into law, modifying the process of requesting and obtaining public records, and significantly altering the rights of those who...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Three Things to Consider When Sharing Confidential or Proprietary Information with State and Municipal Governments

Many companies find themselves in the position of voluntarily sharing some of their most sensitive data and other confidential information with state and local governments. For example, this type of information-sharing may...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Pennsylvania Amends Law Governing Access to Agency Records During Emergency Declarations

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Obtaining public records in a timely fashion from government agencies in Pennsylvania can be an arduous task during ordinary times. Enter a worldwide pandemic that forced most workers, including civil servants, to begin...more

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NJ Governor Signs COVID-19 Bills Impacting Municipal Government Operations

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On March 20, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law two bills that impact the ongoing operations of municipal government during the health crisis. ...more

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Legal Tropics: The Florida Public Records Act: A Primer for Private Entities

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The Florida Public Records Act requires state and local government entities and agencies to make their records available to the public. But the Act also has many implications for private entities that transact business with...more

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