On the theme of parsing the private from the public in records held by a government agency, a federal district judge determined that appointment calendars at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were not public records. The basis of the decision... Read more »
Chandler, Arizona has been added to the short list of police agencies that sell accident reports online. They distribute the reports through a private company, which lists the other municipalities, all in the Midwest or eastern... Read more »
I just love these old city directories. They listed a person’s name and their work title, reminding us of the days when people stayed in one job their whole lives, or had a job! Only a small sampling of geographical... Read more »
If you’re in the Williamsburg, Virginia area October 20th and 21st, 2005 attend the Conference on Privacy and Public Access to Court Records, at William and Mary Law... Read more »
You’re probably using the fabulous Google Alerts service if you track the appearance of keywords on websites or in the news. The ever inventive folks at Google have just added the ability for you to get notified when your keywords... Read more »
The medical records of unidentified prisoners and the identities of prison medical workers in disciplinary records are public records, according to the Washington State Supreme Court, in a case brought by a prison newspaper. Read the... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Defense has established a website to enable compliance with the Service Members’ Civil Relief Act which, with a last name and social security number, will confirm whether an individual is on active duty with the U.S.... Read more »