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ACLU representing blogger in U of Louisville lawsuit over basketball scandal documents

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Represented by the Amercian Civil Liberties Union, a blogger has asked a judge to find that the University of Louisville violated the state’s open records law and rule that documents related to its self-imposed postseason basketball ban should be made public.

In a court filing on Friday, attorneys for Dr. Peter Hasselbacher also asked Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Barry Willett to order U of L to pay attorney’s fees and cost of litigation.

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Follow the Money: Campaign Finance Measures on the 2016 Ballot

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Voters in four states made decisions on five campaign finance measures on state ballots this year, which is more than any year since the Institute started comprehensively tracking ballot measures in 2004. These measures presented voters with a smorgasbord of options for reforming the political process. The breadth of the topics covered by these measures show that the citizenry is not short on ideas for mediating the role of money in politics.

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NEFAC Seeking Applicants for 2017 Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award

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The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking applications for its 2017 Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award.

The FOI Award is given each year to a New England journalist or team of journalists for a body of work from the previous calendar year that protects or advances the public’s right to know under federal or state law. Preference is given to applicants who overcome significant official resistance. Application materials can be found here. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2017.

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Baltimore police department makes it ‘prohibitively expensive’ to make FOIA requests

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In Baltimore, it’s recently gotten significantly more expensive to ask the police department for emails under freedom of information laws, which allow journalists and the public to request public governmental records. Here’s the kicker: that change comes shortly after the release of an embarrassing email exchange revealing an officer and a prosecutor making fun of a sexual assault victim.

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DCOGC: New Report and Court Case Highlight Issues in Local Access to Federal Prosecutors’ D.C. Crime Stats

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Echoing concerns in recent months in a pending federal lawsuit and repeated by a former D.C. Attorney General, a new report again cites the U.S. Attorney here for lack of transparency. This time, for failing to provide data on prosecutions of sexual assaults.

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VT: Judge tells government contractor – Follow public records law

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A Vermont judge has ruled a private contractor managing medical records for the state has to follow the state's public records law.

Vermont Information Technology Leaders denied a citizen-activist's request for records on how it was spending money received from the state, saying it was a private, nonprofit firm.

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