Committee debates whether private companies should be subject to public records requests
Allen Gilbert of the Vermont-ACLU said that since the corporation “is providing services that the state of Vermont would otherwise be providing,” their records are public records and any person can request their records.
Clifton: Judge’s ruling defies logic
Questions about the Burwell case abound. The judge’s ruling almost guarantees that they will not be answered.
Judge rules criminal investigation, inquest records should remain confidential
Attorney General William Sorrell reacted to the decisions: “There are good public policy reasons for protecting criminal investigative files from public disclosure, including protecting the privacy of victims of crime as well as that of individuals investigated but never criminally charged.”
Private gifts, public trust: Records law at center of press-gown kerfuffle
Corredera says that without a shield law for anonymous donors, UVM can’t compete with other schools for contributions.
