In the wake of a horrific death of a Forsyth jail inmate, public accountability, transparency and responsibility are winning the day. As new videos are set to be released, can it ... Keep Reading
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Cooper Administration Orders Employees to Stonewall Pipeline Investigators
Gov. Roy Cooper has instructed employees of his administration to refuse to speak with investigators looking into his shady dealings surrounding the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal, ... Keep Reading
New Video Exposes the Left’s Assault on Donor Privacy
Prager University has a great new video that highlights the Left's unrelenting push to make public your donations to private organizations -- all in the name of "transparency." ... Keep Reading
Let’s Celebrate Sunshine Week!
It’s Sunshine Week; the week when our nation celebrates the importance of transparency and open government. It’s good to see people on all sides of the political spectrum come ... Keep Reading
It’s Sunshine Week
It's Sunshine Week. Anyone who has ever sought information via a public records request, should appreciate why we observe Sunshine Week. It's a week where we celebrate the virtues ... Keep Reading
Gaston Gazette comments on latest CLF suit
The Gaston Gazette, a newspaper published out of Gastonia, recently commented on CLF's latest transparency lawsuit: Government too often tries to find ways to prevent the ... Keep Reading
Greensboro to Public: ‘Ashley’ Emails Not Your Business
Imagine you own a business, and you find out one of your employees has been using his or her company email to link to Ashley Madison, the website that supposedly arranges affairs ... Keep Reading
The seminal NC public records case that could have been
In 2008-2009, a legal battle took place in Guilford County Superior Court over whether third-party investigations into city police departments are subject to our state’s public ... Keep Reading
Civitas Sues Over Alamance Elections Board Records Requests
March 25, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: James Tynen (919) 834-2099 james.tynen@nccivitas.org Civitas Sues Alamance Elections Board Over Its Handling of Public ... Keep Reading
Why Is McCrory Admin Charging to Look Up Records?
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) is reportedly charging the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) for merely looking up public records in its files – and that’s ... Keep Reading