In a 5-4 decision on April 2, the state's highest court reversed an appeals court’s ruling and determined such an investigation “is merely a status of their public employment, not an intimate detail of their personal lives.”
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Accessing personnel records: A balancing act between privacy, public’s right to know
This article looks at the frustrating obstacles journalists often face in trying to obtain access to personnel-related records from college and schools. While the law sometimes entitles these agencies to withhold highly embarrassing or confidential documents, it’s an oversimplification to say – as many agencies do – that “personnel” is a blanket excuse for denying a public-records request.
The forecast for public access to teacher performance data under Florida’s Sunshine Law: Mostly cloudy
After a Florida court declared that reports about teacher performance must be kept confidential for a year after they are created, a state legislator is proposing to keep the information off-limits for even longer.A bill filed Monday by state Rep.
Maryland court ruling affirms public’s right of access to information about police misconduct
It's hard to imagine a subject in which there is a clearer public interest in complete information than the integrity of police.