Oklahoma

Over 2,300 court records sealed since 2003

August 10, 2008 A recent study done by the Tulsa World found that OK district court judges have sealed over 2,300 cases and documents since 2003. Of the 77 court clerks in the state, only 7 keep track of sealed records, and only three were able to provide lists of case numbers for analysis.

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Sheriff stonewalling public records request
July 25, 2008: Grady County Sheriff Kieran McMullen is stonewalling a request for public records that could show he misused the county’s communications system to tell deputies that recent stories in The Express-Star were untrue.

The Express-Star made a verbal request Tuesday followed by a formal written request the next day for transcriptions of any reverse 911, mesaging, paging and dispatch communication that occurred on July 15. Read the full article here.

Open record ruling protects Legislature
July 25, 2008: Written or electronic exchanges between legislators are not subject to the Open Records Act, the attorney general said Thursday.

The communications aren't open because the Legislature and legislators don't come within the act's definition of a public body, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. Read the full article here.

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