California Supreme Court
Mar. 4, 2017
Court: Government emails and texts on private computers must be disclosed
Government officials cannot shield messages held on their private devices from a California Public Records Act request, the California Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday in a landmark decision for open government supporters.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Government officials cannot shield messages held on their private devices from a California Public Records Act request, the state Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday in a landmark decision for open government supporters.
The high court overturned the 6th District Court of Appeal, which held in 2014 that the state's public records law does not compel disclosure when public officials communicate...
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