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Virginia Freedom of Information Act

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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Supreme Court rules Va. can deny out-of-state FOIA use

    Richmond Times-Dispatch
    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the Virginia Freedom of Information Act provision allowing state and local governments to deny record requests from out-of-state residents. The decision came two months after oral arguments in the...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Realty, Justice System, Samuel A. Alito, Henrico County

    2. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  2. Open meetings are about public access and accountability

    Virginia's Freedom of Information Act is blunt about public meetings.
    Virginia's Freedom of Information Act is blunt about public meetings. It ensures "free entry to meetings of public bodies wherein the business of the public is conducted." And while the 45-year-old law allows some exemptions – notably when the...

    Tags: National Government, Justice System, Elections, Freedom of Information Laws, Public Officials

    3. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  3. Recent court cases address disputes over open records laws

    When Virginians are denied access to public documents, they sometimes must take their fight to court.
    When Virginians are denied access to public documents, they sometimes must take their fight to court. Three recent cases — two in the Virginia Supreme Court, one in the U.S. Supreme Court — highlight the public's right to information under...

    Tags: Newspapers, Civil Rights, Police Arrests, National Government, Justice System

    4. Feb 7, 2013 | Daily Press

  4. Former Democratic politician seeking Cuccinelli's work records

    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli decided to buck long-standing tradition by not giving up his office while he runs for governor. Cuccinelli's decision to stay in office has been widely panned, especially by those who have given up the post to run for...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Microsoft Corporation, Conservation, Justice System, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    5. Sep 30, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. STORY: Hampton police ran profitable cigarette business

    HAMPTON — For more than a year and a half, Hampton police officers ran an undercover cigarette business.
    HAMPTON — For more than a year and a half, Hampton police officers ran an undercover cigarette business. Tens of thousands of dollars at a time would change hands inside a nondescript industrial warehouse off Aberdeen Road, as the department's...

    Tags: Police Arrests, Conservation, Justice System, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Online Advertising

    6. Aug 31, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. Hosting president comes with opaque bill

    HAMPTON — During his three-hour sojourn through the Peninsula on July 13, President Barack Obama's motorcade traveled with escorts from state and city police and passed down roads blocked by the city Public Works Division to a gymnasium prepared by Hampton City Schools.
    HAMPTON — During his three-hour sojourn through the Peninsula on July 13, President Barack Obama's motorcade traveled with escorts from state and city police and passed down roads blocked by the city Public Works Division to a gymnasium prepared...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Paul Ryan, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Justice System, Phoebus High School