Kansas sunshine lawsuits

From Sunshine Review

Jump to: navigation, search
State Sunshine Laws
State Sunshine laws
State Open Meeting Laws
Transparency headlines
Statutory changes
Notable FOIA requests
How to ask for records
State sunshine lawsuits
State court cases
E-mail access
Private agency, public dollars
The WikiFOIA portal

Here is a list of major FOIA court decisions and their affect on the Kansas Open Records Act.
(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon to the right of the Year heading)

Article Year Precedent
Cypress Media v. City of Overland Park 2000 This case established that exemptions for attorney-client privilege must be defended on a document by document basis, with each justification establishing why that particular document is to be considered confidential attorney communication.
Memorial Hospital Association Inc. v. Knutsen 1986
O'Hair v. USD 300 1990
State of Kansas v. USD 305 1988
State v. Sedgwick County Commissioners 1989
State, ex rel. Stephen v. Harder 1982
Stephens v. Van Arsdale 1980