Blog — Freedom of Information Oklahoma

Enid City Commission voting by secret ballots that violate Open Meeting Act

Oklahoma Open Meeting ActoklahomafoiSeptember 29, 2014Ben Ezzell, Bill Shewey, David Vanhooser, Enid Board of Commissioners, Enid City Council, Mike Stuber, Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, Rodney Timm, Ron Janzen, secret ballot, secret vote, Tammy WilsonComment

FOI Oklahoma Inc. approves grant to support lawsuit seeking OU parking tickets

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiSeptember 22, 2014Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA, FOI Oklahoma, Joey Stipek, Nicholas Harrison, parking citation, parking ticketComment

Right to inspect includes right to copies of public records

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiSeptember 2, 2014Norman police department, Oklahoma Open Records Act, police records, Rickey J- Knighton II, surveillance video Comments

Norman police refuse to allow copying of Mixon video

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiSeptember 2, 2014Norman police department, Oklahoma Open Records Act, police records, Rickey J- Knighton II, surveillance video, videoComment

First Amendment essay contest for Oklahoma high school students

First Amendment Essay ...oklahomafoiAugust 29, 2014First Amendment Essay Contest, FOI OklahomaComment

Judge didn't prohibit Norman police from releasing copy of Mixon video

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiAugust 25, 2014Cleveland County District Attorney, Greg Mashburn, Joe Mixon, Oklahoma Open Records Act, police records, surveillance videoComment

Cleveland County district attorney refuses to release video even after charge filed

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiAugust 15, 2014Cleveland County District Attorney, Greg Mashburn, Oklahoma Open Records Act, police records, surveillance video Comment

Surveillance video of OU football player's altercation should be public record if arrest is made

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiAugust 5, 2014arrest, Oklahoma Open Records Act, police records, surveillance videoComment

Judge rules Okla. governor may claim deliberative process privilege but must provide log of exempted documents

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiJune 17, 2014Barbara Swinton, deliberative process privilege, Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Open Records Act Comment

Ruling expected today on whether executive, deliberative process privileges allow Oklahoma governor to keep records secret

Oklahoma Open Records ActoklahomafoiJune 13, 2014deliberative process privilege, executive privilege, Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Open Records ActComment