The Supreme Court of California has decided unanimously that communications made or stored on a public employee’s personal account, including emails sent from a personal account and text messages sent from a personal phone, may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act. Holland & Knight by Amanda J. Monchamp, Alan J. Watson […]
Public officials can’t shield government business by using personal email, state Supreme Court rules
by Los Angeles Times’ Maura Dolan March 2, 2017 Texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if they deal with official business, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous decision hailed by open-government advocates. But the court provided only general guidance on […]
