August 2023

Sheriff Ordered to Pay Station’s Attorney Fees After Withholding Recordings of Jailhouse Videocalls Which It Already Had Released

By Eric P. Robinson

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter August 2023

TOPICS : Access / FOIA, Government Records

Judge Toal held that the recordings were public records in possession of a government agency, and thus subject to disclosure under FOIA.

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