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May 25, 2018
Washington State
- Hearing could determine penalties, fines for Tacoma over Stingray data
- University: Western follows public records laws, doesn’t stall
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, and Policy
In The Courts
- Portland mayor loses transparency lawsuit over homeless shelter records – OR
- Judge: Idaho prison officials must release execution drug records – ID
- Justices Won’t Weigh Open Records Law’s Application to Worker’s Reason for Quitting – NJ
- No presumption of privacy for those winning public auctions, court holds – NJ
Transparency & Open Government
- Audit: Many entities require ID to access public records – TN
- Opinion: The redacted transparency promise of Kate Brown – OR
- Editorial: Mayor Emanuel and Judge Gaughan versus the public’s right to know – IL
Privacy, Security, and Technology
Records Management & Archives
- British Columbia’s premier’s office staff improperly deleted emails – Canada
- Treasury watchdog considering probe of Cohen bank records management – USA
- World Trade Center blueprints found in file of trash on Denver street – CO
- Getting records from a presidential library can take longer than their term in office – USA
- Welcome to the World of Tomorrow: Technology that should give archivists nightmares (or at least indigestion)
May 18, 2018
Washington State
- County Council appeals Lindquist text message case with quiet vote
- Court of Appeals meets in Ellensburg, hears Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office public records case
- Editorial: Enforce City of Vancouver email policy
- Gold Bar activist-blogger ordered to reimburse about $78,000
- Column: In limiting access to public records, Western hurts students
- Kurt Cobain death photos remain locked up following court ruling
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, and Policy
- Lawmakers vote to close child autopsy reports, put burden on the public to seek access in court – CO
In The Courts
- Portland Public Schools loses records secrecy lawsuit – OR
- Judge sends GSA FOIA staff back to work on Trump Hotel docs – USA
- Mixed reaction to judges’ decision on police body cameras – VA
- Judge temporarily halts release of police body camera videos – NY
- Private police? Judge reviews Tribune lawsuit for access to BYU police records – UT
Transparency & Open Government
- Atlanta Mayor proposes ‘transparency officer’ at City Hall – GA
- Open government advocates warn staff cuts could reduce access to public records
Privacy, Security, and Technology
- Are US records retention requirements on collision course with GDPR’s Right to Erasure? – USA
- Gmail’s ‘Self Destruct’ feature will probably be used to illegally destroy government records
- IBM clamps down on leaks, bans workers from using external storage
- Sterlington Police Officers use Snapchat to communicate with high school students – LA
- When your employees post passwords online
Records Management & Archives
- NARA: Volunteer to Improve the Administration of FOIA
- Texas FAQ: So text messages can be records – how do we capture and retain them? – TX
- How records management legislation is changing the handling of federal records
- Hundreds of CIA email accounts deemed permanent records – USA
- Artificial intelligence is cracking open the Vatican’s secret archives
No Transparency News on May 11, 2018
May 4, 2018
Washington State
- Attorney General’s Office launches local government public records consultation service site
- Working Geek: Privacy chief Ginger Armbruster guards Seattle’s data from surprising threats
- Rep. Pollet becomes first legislator to publicly release his 2018 legislative session calendar
- Initiative 1068 opens government labor talks to public
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, and Policy
- 2016-2018 FOIA Advisory Committee Issues Final Report – USA
- After criticism, state rep drops bill limiting access to police records – IL
In The Courts
- Plaintiff who made Newark’s Amazon ‘HQ2’ proposal public seeks award of legal fees – NJ
- Federal Court rules in favor of CIA’s selective disclosure of classified information to reporters – USA
- NY Appeals Court rejects Mayor’s bid to shield emails from disclosure – NY
- Nevada Supreme Court orders Las Vegas Police to release mass shooting records – NV
- Goldwater Institute sues Phoenix over public records for $450M Suns arena renovations – AZ
- Court rules UNC must release names of sexual assault offenders, not survivors – NC
Transparency & Withholding
- The FBI redacted the names of DC comic book characters to protect their non-existent privacy – USA
- Editorial: Amazon offer is public info – PA
- Mayoral candidate continually flouts public records law, District Attorney now involved – CA
- Opinion: At 51, FOIA may be more relevant than ever – MD
- Texts show Mayor’s top aide pressured officials to delay records release – GA
- Florida’s direct-support organizations sidestep public records laws – FL
Privacy, Security, and Technology
- AG investigating Governor’s use of Facebook, other social media – MO
- Opinion: Silicon Valley Can’t Be Trusted With Our History
Records Management & Archives