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Privacy Please: South Florida Commissioner's Texts to Spouse in Civic Meeting Are Not Public Record

"The public's right to know in this instance is an emerging question of public policy that has finally been answered, at least for now," said Benedict P. Kuehne, a partner at Kuehne Davis Law.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Reaffirmed the Power of OPRA

These rulings provide the kind of transparency and candor that are necessary for full accountability by the government to its people. That is a breath of fresh air.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Clears the Way for Pennsylvania State Senator to Seek Public-Pension Records

Terry Mutchler of Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel said that to the best of her knowledge, the case marks the first time in the United States that a board member of a pension fund has had to file suit to obtain records.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In 2nd Pro-Transparency Ruling, Justices Grant Access to Police Internal Affairs Reports

Citing Monday's open records decision and another from the court last week, attorney CJ Griffin said, "Cumulatively, they are a sea change, because they open up much more information about police misconduct investigations than we've ever had in the past."
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Daily Business Review

Miami Firm Secures Attorney Fee Win, But Opposing Counsel Warns of 'Chilling Effect' on Public Records Requests

The result hinged on a law that says public agencies can recover attorney fees if a judge finds a public records request was frivolous.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Legislature Backs Expanding Secrecy Around Executions

Proponents of the bill Monday argued that the state could have to resume the use of the electric chair if it is unable to purchase the drugs used in the three-drug lethal injection cocktail.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'He Put His Wife Through Complete Hell': 5 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined

"He put his wife through complete hell. His unprofessional and uncivll conduct permeated every aspect of the proceedings, even after warnings to stop," Tannebaum said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'She Had a Fascinating Life': Court Mandates Release of Files That Could Shed Light on Walsh's Death

"This decision helps the surviving family members and friends of Susan Walsh understand what may have happened to her 26 years ago and what the Nutley Police did to try to solve her missing-persons case over this extended period," said Alan Peyrouton, a Hackensack, New Jersey, attorney who represents Walsh's brother, Arthur Merchant.
4 minute read

Law.com

Appeals Court: CIA Can Withhold Info About Detention and Interrogation Program Amid ACLU's Torture Allegations

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the Central Intelligence Agency in reversing a district court judge's order to release certain information regarding the agency's former detention and interrogation program, as well as a court transcript of ex parte proceedings.
6 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Tosses Personal Injury Firm's Challenge to Law Sealing Med-Mal Decisions

"The bottom line is this: the Maine Judiciary is routinely sealing opinions written by Superior Court justices in medical malpractice cases," Taylor Asen, a partner at the plaintiff law firm Gideon Asen, said. "This practice, we believe, is a flagrant violation of the First Amendment. We don't think it's a close call."
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