/tags/public-records Public Records en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-08/missouri-attorney-general-2023-sunshine-records-backlog The public is often forced to wait for months — even up to a year — for simple requests that historically take just a few days to turn over. The attorney general insists wait times for new requests are down to just 60 days. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-08/missouri-attorney-general-2023-sunshine-records-backlog Jason Hancock /government-politics-issues/2024-06-04/missouri-court-secrecy-law-claimed-unconstitutional The measure passed in 2023 requires removal of almost all personal identifiers, including witness and victim names and addresses, from public court documents. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-04/missouri-court-secrecy-law-claimed-unconstitutional Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2024-04-24/missouri-corrections-fined-60-thousand-public-records-violations-inmate-death The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals upholds finding that the state's Department of Corrections was “knowing and purposeful” in refusing to release records of inmate who committed suicide to his mother. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:36:21 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-04-24/missouri-corrections-fined-60-thousand-public-records-violations-inmate-death Rudi Keller /law-order/2024-03-15/phelps-county-town-drops-appeal-of-80-000-missouri-sunshine-law-judgment Edgar Springs, a town of 200 in southern Phelps County, must now pay Rebecca Varney $750, plus almost $80,000 in attorney fees, to satisfy a November court decision that found it violated Varney’s First Amendment rights and the Missouri Sunshine Law. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:58:20 GMT /law-order/2024-03-15/phelps-county-town-drops-appeal-of-80-000-missouri-sunshine-law-judgment Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2024-03-15/missouri-rep-justin-hicks-suing-gop-candidate-over-court-record-disclosure The case, brought by Missouri State Rep. Justin Hicks, R-Lake St. Louis, is sealed from public view. Hicks filed to run for Missouri's third congressional district this week. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-15/missouri-rep-justin-hicks-suing-gop-candidate-over-court-record-disclosure Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2024-03-06/appeals-court-tosses-challenge-to-missouri-house-rule-hiding-constituent-information In a 2-1 decision, the Western District Court of Appeals ordered the dismissal of a case challenging rules written in 2019 to limit legislative records subject to the Sunshine Law. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-06/appeals-court-tosses-challenge-to-missouri-house-rule-hiding-constituent-information Rudi Keller /government-politics-issues/2024-02-07/missouri-attorney-general-expects-to-end-sunshine-law-backlog-by-may After clearing a backlog of public records requests by his predecessor, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey told lawmakers his office expects to finalize all sunshine requests submitted in the last year by May. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-07/missouri-attorney-general-expects-to-end-sunshine-law-backlog-by-may Jason Hancock /government-politics-issues/2024-01-17/missouri-hides-more-court-information-from-the-public-than-other-states A Missouri law passed in 2022 deletes the names of victims and witnesses in court documents, which experts say has made Missouri courts the least transparent in the nation. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-17/missouri-hides-more-court-information-from-the-public-than-other-states William H. Freivogel, Ted Gest /government-politics-issues/2023-11-30/illinois-supreme-court-finds-medical-personnel-exemption-to-biometric-information-privacy-law The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled the state's strongest-in-the-nation biometric privacy law does, in fact, exempt health care workers' biometric information collected for treatment of patients. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:25:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-30/illinois-supreme-court-finds-medical-personnel-exemption-to-biometric-information-privacy-law Hannah Meisel /government-politics-issues/2023-10-11/missouri-ag-vows-to-complete-2022-public-records-requests-by-end-of-year The attorney general’s office says it has five staffers working on the Sunshine Law backlog and a policy of not charging fees for processing requests. But the first come, first serve strategy has meant hundreds of requests wait in limbo for months — even years. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-11/missouri-ag-vows-to-complete-2022-public-records-requests-by-end-of-year Jason Hancock