FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Attorney General v. District Attorney for Plymouth District and Others, 484 Mass. 260 (2020) | Information requested from the offices of certain district attorneys that was stored in electronic case databases maintained by each office is exempt […]
Public Records: Frequently Asked Questions Public Records: Notable Case Law Public Records: Video Tutorials Police Misconduct Records _________________________________ Open Meetings: Video Tutorials Open Meetings: Frequently Asked Questions _________________________________ Access to State Courts: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Other Freedom of Information Videos Freedom of Information Legislation Tracker Additional Resources FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide MuckRock Public Records Guide Maine Freedom of Information Coalition Preti Flaherty Maine FOAA Policy Resources Sample FOIA Request via National Freedom of Information Coalition Your Right to […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Moore v. Abbott, 952 A.2d 980 (Me. 2008) | Clarified the governmental function test that subjects non-governmental entities to the FOAA. Citizens Commc’ns Co. v. Att’y Gen., 931 A.2d 503 (Me. 2007) | Affirmed that all exemptions to the […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide MuckRock Public Records Guide Sample FOIA Request via National Freedom of Information Coalition Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission Society of Professional Journalists FOI Resources
Public Records: Frequently Asked Questions Public Records: Notable Case Law Public Records: Video Tutorials Police Misconduct Records _________________________________ Open Meetings: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Access to State Courts: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Other Freedom of Information Videos Freedom of Information Legislation Tracker Additional Resources FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Board of Trustees v. Freedom of Information Comm’n, 181 Conn. 544 (1980) | When determining whether an institution is a public body for purposes of the FOIA, courts review the following criteria: (1) whether the entity […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA View legislation in Rhode Island by using the search terms below. You’ll be directed to a list of recent bills that include the specified terms in their full text. “Freedom of Information” “Open Meeting” and/or “Open Meetings” “Public Record” […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA A Cyberattack Against RIPTA: Using Public Records to Complete the Story Tolly Taylor at WPRI in Providence describes how he reported on a recent cyberattack against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and the role public […]
FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA (Last updated July 12, 2022) Where can the law be found? The law governing Rhode Island public records is the Access to Public Records Act, also known as APRA. The APRA provides guidelines for what constitutes public […]