We live in an age when everything we do can be recorded and played back repeatedly. That lesson was brought home by the horrific cellphone video of South Carolina resident Walter Scott being shot to death while fleeing from a police officer. The video undoubtedly led to the officer being charged with murder. Locally, we […]
Tampa International Airport Attorney Investigated for Possible Sunshine Law Violation – Aviation Pros
Airport attorney Gigi Rechel is being investigated to determine if she violated the Florida Sunshine Law by failing to archive dozens of text messages between herself and a former board member. The Florida Bar Association is investigating a complaint that Rechel broke the law by not ensuring that the messages were saved. When text messages […]
Look into the Sunshine Laws – Herald-Tribune
When Florida’s Government-in-the Sunshine and Public Records Laws were initiated, communications were largely limited to written words on paper documents, face-to-face discussions and conversations on hard-wired telephones. Those means of communicating still exist, of course, and can lead to lawsuits and disagreements over application of Florida’s laws on open meetings and records. But the addition […]
