Law Enforcement

Motion to file memo in support of granting review and reply in opposition

Attorney General abandons neutral role in reviewing open records appeals in motion to Kentucky Supreme Court

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 25, 2023

Ashley Gruner v Department of Kentucky State Police

Franklin Circuit Court affirms recent appellate court ruling that KRS 17.150(2) does not swallow the limitations found in KRS 61.878(1)(h)

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 23, 2023

Following a four week recess, lawmakers introduce two new exceptions to the open records law on day one

Amye Bensenhaver

Feb 7, 2023

Shively Police Department’s Petition for Discretionary Review

Shively Police Department requests Supreme Court review of opinion holding law enforcement agencies to the same standard as all other public agencies

Amye Bensenhaver

Jan 25, 2023

Banner announcing Coalition’s Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022

The Herald-Leader examines law enforcement agencies’ continuing defiance of Kentucky open records laws

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 20, 2022

Associated Press photo of George Floyd protest

In 2021, Kentucky lawmakers ignored “cons” of divesting the public of the right to know

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 19, 2022

Photo of a poster declaring “Harassers out of the workplace” from the Chronicle of Higher Education

“Pass the Harasser”: How public records reveal what the harassers (and often their public employers) will not

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 4, 2022

First page of Shively Police Department’s petition for rehearing

What’s the harm? Shively Police Department petitions Court of Appeals for a rehearing in recent case

Amye Bensenhaver

Dec 1, 2022

Court of Appeals opinion in Courier Journal v Shively Police Department

Kentucky Court of Appeals’ opinion rejects law enforcement claims that all records in an open investigation are exempt from public inspection

Amye Bensenhaver

Nov 11, 2022

First page of 490 Project open records appeal

Illegal records destruction takes center stage is records dispute involving Louisville Metro Police

Amye Bensenhaver

Oct 7, 2022

Screenshot of a redacted sentence describing improper redaction

“Redaction” is in the headlines

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 23, 2022

Tennessee v Kentucky: how the states line up on access to law enforcement records

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 14, 2022

Graphic depicting a pencil erasing the words “criminal record”

Recent news prompts question: what is expungement

Amye Bensenhaver

Jul 19, 2022

LMPD’s temporary accident reporting policy is no accident

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 22, 2022

War of words over “exclusive” exposes a more disturbing open records problem

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 16, 2022

Courier Journal v Louisville Metro Police Department

Out of legal defeat, Courier Journal will seize victory

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 2, 2022

The Kentucky Open Government Coalition has once again compiled its list of the Top Ten Open...

Coalition Directors

Jan 1, 2022

The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week: 1. 21-ORD-255 ...

Coalition Directors

Dec 27, 2021

Coalition Blog - Law Enforcement

Attorney General abandons neutral role in reviewing open records appeals in motion to Kentucky Supreme Court

Franklin Circuit Court affirms recent appellate court ruling that KRS 17.150(2) does not swallow the limitations found in KRS 61.878(1)(h)

Following a four week recess, lawmakers introduce two new exceptions to the open records law on day one

Shively Police Department requests Supreme Court review of opinion holding law enforcement agencies to the same standard as all other public agencies

Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022 Part ll

Top Ten Open Government Stories of 2022, Part l

The Herald-Leader examines law enforcement agencies’ continuing defiance of Kentucky open records laws

In 2021, Kentucky lawmakers ignored “cons” of divesting the public of the right to know

“Pass the Harasser”: How public records reveal what the harassers (and often their public employers) will not

What’s the harm? Shively Police Department petitions Court of Appeals for a rehearing in recent case

Kentucky Court of Appeals’ opinion rejects law enforcement claims that all records in an open investigation are exempt from public inspection

Illegal records destruction takes center stage is records dispute involving Louisville Metro Police

“Redaction” is in the headlines

Tennessee v Kentucky: how the states line up on access to law enforcement records

Recent news prompts question: what is expungement

LMPD’s temporary accident reporting policy is no accident

War of words over “exclusive” exposes a more disturbing open records problem

Out of legal defeat, Courier Journal will seize victory

The Kentucky Open Government Coalition has once again compiled its list of the Top Ten Open...

The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week: 1. 21-ORD-255 ...

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