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Tennessee Coalition for Open Government

Advocacy for open government, public records and open meetings in Tennessee

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  • Revised bill aims to stop harassment from public records requesters
  • Knox County sheriff to appeal judge’s decision in public records case
  • Citizen wins $78K in attorney’s fees, expenses in public records suit against Knox County sheriff
  • TN Democratic Party’s public records suit over absentee ballots misfires

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Tag Archives: judicial districts

TCOG, 55 others ask TN Supreme Court to protect open courts during COVID-19

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Deborah Fisher

Tennessee Coalition for Open Government and 55 other organizations and people ranging from news media to criminal justice groups to First Amendment experts have filed a petition with the Tennessee Continue Reading

Posted in Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, Tennessee open courts | Tagged COVID-19, electronic meetings, judicial districts, Tennessee Supreme Court | 1 Reply

Most Tennessee COVID-19 court plans offer no provisions for public, media access

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Deborah Fisher

Most judicial districts that have submitted COVID-19 plans to the Tennessee Supreme Court to resume in-person proceedings — and increase electronic proceedings — offer no guidance on how their courts Continue Reading

Posted in Tennessee open courts | Tagged COVID-19, electronic meetings, judicial districts, Tennessee Supreme Court | 1 Reply

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Recent TCOG blog posts

  • Revised bill aims to stop harassment from public records requesters January 15, 2021
  • Knox County sheriff to appeal judge’s decision in public records case January 6, 2021
  • Citizen wins $78K in attorney’s fees, expenses in public records suit against Knox County sheriff December 2, 2020
  • TN Democratic Party’s public records suit over absentee ballots misfires November 2, 2020
  • WUOT reporter obtains White House COVID-19 report October 19, 2020

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    • Fee waivers based on “public good”
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