Tag: Open Records Law
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Wisconsin DOJ appeals decision ordering release of all cop names
The state Department of Justice appealed a ruling in a lawsuit brought by The Badger Project and the Invisible Institute ordering the agency to release the names and work histories of every cop in the state.
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‘Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police’ – The Badger Project sues state DOJ for full cop list
With co-plaintiff the Invisible Institute, The Badger Project is seeking the names and work histories of every law enforcement officer in the state to continue its work on wandering officers.
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‘A setback for transparency’ – Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses decades of legal precedent to weaken open records law
Transparency advocates plot next moves
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Wisconsin legislators give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law
In Wisconsin, public officials generally must retain all public records, which includes emails. But state legislators have no legal obligation to do so.
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CARTOON: Wisconsin state legislators and the Open Records Law
According to the state’s Open Records Law, every public official in Wisconsin must keep their records should anyone from the public want to see them. Except for state legislators.