Ohio decision opens computer files for copying

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The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled, in Margolius v City of Cleveland, that if a public agency keeps records on computer tapes and receives requests for copies the agency must allow the tapes to be copied, if those requesting the records pay the cost of copying and have a legitimate need. The court stated that public agencies do not have to change how records are stored to facilitate public access, but agencies must honor requests.

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Sovereignty commission files released

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A federal court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled in ACLU v. Fordice that the public right to know outweighed personal privacy interests in the files of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a defunct state agency that collected information on civil rights activists and worked to undermine desegregation efforts. The files were released in mid-March of 1998 after a 21-year legal battle.

United States, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy

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Judge halts destruction of Bush's records

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in 1992 that electronic records made by the Bush administration must be preserved under the Presidential and Federal Records Acts. The court earlier, in 1989, had injoined the Reagan administration from destroying its electronic records. Both administrations challenged the court's actions, but were unsuccessful.

Presidents, Presidents (Government), Records and correspondence

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