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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827334903321
• Autore: Marburger David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 0-8214-4359-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): IdsvoogKarl; CliftonDoug
• Disciplina: 342.77108/53
• Soggetti: Public records - Access control - Ohio; Public records - Law and legislation - Ohio; Freedom of information - Ohio
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.