Transparency changes in response to COVID-19
Status of state and agency records responses
FOIA fights in court
Do you know of a lawsuit related to public record compliance during the COVID-19 crisis? Please let us know!
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Other resources
Court access
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is tracking changes to court access here.
FOIA and HIPAA
IRE and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press held a webinar on requesting during COVID-19, which featured a lot of useful information, including a discussion of HIPAA’s applicability under state public records laws.
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Here are the COVID-related reasons major cities are giving to delay records requests
Some of the nation’s largest cities are stilling using COVID-19 as an excuse to delay records requests.