Legal Hotline

Q: I filed a Right-to-Know request asking to inspect records. I want to look at the records to help me decide which are most relevant, and to reduce copy fees. The agency granted my request but is charging redaction and hourly staff time fees for an employee to watch over me while I review the…

Q: A reader called to complain about a contractor ad that appeared in our paper and on our website. The ad did not contain a contractor registration number, and the reader was unhappy with the work performed. Does my news organization have liability for ads that do not contain a contractor registration number, and what…

Q: A school board created a community engagement committee to advise on matters of board transparency compliance and practices. The committee holds public meetings, but it does not allow public comment. School board policy says that committee meetings do not have to allow public comment because a quorum of the school board is not present.…