Access with attitude : an advocate's guide to freedom of information in Ohio / David Marburger and Karl Idsvoog ; with a foreword by Doug Clifton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marburger, David.

Contributor:

Idsvoog, Karl.

Clifton, Doug.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public records--Access control--Ohio.

Public records.

Public records--Law and legislation--Ohio.

Freedom of information--Ohio.

Freedom of information.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For those who find themselves in a battle for public records, Access with Attitude: An Advocate's Guide to Freedom of Information in Ohio is an indispensable weapon. First Amendment lawyer David Marburger and investigative journalist Karl Idsvoog have written a simply worded, practical guide on how to take full advantage of Ohio's so-called Sunshine Laws. Journalists, law firms, labor unions, private investigators, genealogists, realty companies, banks, insurers-anyone who regularly needs access to publicly held information-will find this comprehensive and contentious guide to be invaluable.

Contents:

Unlawful obstacles : conditions that officials can't impose

Fees and other conditions that officials can impose

Strategies for requesting public records

Electronic public records

How to fight delay and denial without suing

Law enforcement investigatory records : know the limits of the barrier that people encounter most

The stealth exemption

Privacy

Court records

Privatizing government

Records retention : limits on administrators' discretion to destroy records

Suing for access to public records and winning.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8214-4359-3

OCLC:

885123736