Civil rights suit not justified by temporary denial of records

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The 6th Circuit ruled in Davidian v. O'Mara that a city's refusal to provide a journalist with records did not violate the journalist's civil rights and there was no evidence supporting a claim of retaliation for the story published.

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Ranchers want grazing permit information kept confidential

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Ranchers in several western states who hold grazing permits from the US Forest Service have attempted to keep information on the permits confidential when faced with Freedom of Information Act requests from environmental groups.

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Ad hoc or not, panel of city employees is a public body: employees who recommended award of towing contract subject to meeting law

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The author discusses the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision in Quality Towing, Inc. v. City of Myrtle Beach, in which the court ruled that ad hoc employee panels awarding public contracts constitute public bodies subject to the state's open meeting law.

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