New Oklahoma Attorney General Pledges to Enforce Government Transparency Laws Attorney General Gentner Drummond outlined his priorities when he took office in January 2023. He says that one of his major priorities will be to enforce the Open Records and Open Meeting Acts.
City of Tulsa sued for lengthy delay in responding to Open Records Requests Tulsa Firefighters Local 176 has filed a lawsuit against the City of Tulsa for failing to respond to FFs request for records for over 10 months.
Tulsa Police Department sued for violating the Oklahoma Open Records Act Oklahoma Watch and reporter Whitney Bryen are suing the City of Tulsa seeking details of an incident that resulted in the violent arrest of a woman in the throes of a mental health crisis.
Cleveland County judge says OTA violated Open Meetings Act; calling actions ‘willful’ “No person of ordinary education and intelligence could know from the Agendas that ACCESS Oklahoma was to be rolled out,” said Judge Timothy Olsen, in his ruling filed last week.
The Oklahoman: Journalist sues Oklahoma governor, attorney general over records request delays An Oklahoma-based journalist is suing the state’s governor and attorney general over delays to multiple open records requests, including some filed more than a year ago.
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority spent public money to buy domain names that critics might buy to criticize OTA expansion
Oklahoma Legislature Chooses Government Secrecy Over the Rights of the People to Access Investigative Reports Senator Kay Floyd, Rep. Townley, Rep. Provenzano author and pass bill to help public bodies keep investigative reports of public misconduct secret.
Stillwater Senator Tom Dugger introduces bills attacking government transparency Stillwater Senator Dugger has introduced SB 1272 and SB 1256 designed to allow the government to operate in secrecy and discourage the citizens from accessing public records.
Judgment entered against Big Cabin for Open Meeting Act violations – ordered to pay attorney fees Lee|Coats Law's lawsuit against the Town of Big Cabin was settled yesterday with a judgment entered against the town with the town being ordered to pay $10,000 in attorney fees to Plaintiffs.
Part 2 in a Series on Standing in Open Meeting Act Lawsuits: The Legal Landscape Part 2 of a 2 part series on the issue of standing to sue for Open Meeting Act violations.
Part 1 in a Series on Standing in Open Meeting Act Lawsuits: Introduction to Standing Part 1 of a 2 part series on the issue of standing to sue for Open Meeting Act violations.
Judge finds jail video subject to Oklahoma Open Records Act The Frontier sued Pottawatomie County Jail to force them to release video surrounding the death of an inmate. Pottawatomie County District Judge John G. Canavan Jr. held that the video is an open record and that the public has an interest in seeing how the jail operates.
McAlester News: Quinton assistant chief quits days after open records request A southeast Oklahoma assistant police chief quit days after an open records request was made for his employment application.
