Holland & Knight by David R. Fine August 1, 2017 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 17-040 into law on June 1, 2017, marking the first major update to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) in more than 20 years. The amendments to CORA are effective on Aug. 9, 2017. The most significant change […]
California Public Employees’ Personal Accounts May Be Subject to Public Records Act Requests
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 […]