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Tag: Washington Supreme Court

Wash. Supreme Court rules state agencies can release records that detail employees’ misconduct investigations

News
April 9, 2015December 4, 2018 Mark Keierleber

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.”

Tagged personnel records, recent-news, Spokane School District, Washington, Washington Supreme Court

Green light for public access to police records in Washington, STOP sign in Kentucky

Uncategorized
December 26, 2013September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

Write-ups of police investigations are among journalists' most-wanted public records -- and among the hardest to obtain.

Tagged "police reports", Kentucky Supreme Court, newsgathering, public records, Washington Supreme Court

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