About two-thirds of people who appeal public record denials to the Ohio Court of Claims, for just $25, are awarded their documents, according to the winning research study in this year’s NFOIC-Brechner Freedom of Information Research Competition.
Posted: October 24, 2024
About two-thirds of people who appeal public record denials to the Ohio Court of Claims, for just $25, are awarded their documents, according to the winning research study in this year’s NFOIC-Brechner Freedom of Information Research Competition. Mitchell McKenney of Kent State University examined the outcomes of the unique alternative to litigation, as well as the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, which also can force agencies to provide records without the requester going to court. “We need more of this kind of research in the FOI field,” one judge stated. “Well written and well done across the board,” another wrote.…
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