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Ohio Public Records Briefing- Issue #28

You may have seen that we just celebrated one year of Public Records Briefing. We’re lucky if we can even find our socks after all the dancing and partying. If you haven’t subscribed yet, we’re offering one month free of our full subscriber edition. Tell your friends about the free trial if they could benefit from Ohio public records law knowledge!

Fun Fact 

In criminal cases, defense attorneys and prosecutors engage in the discovery process (governed by the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure) to disclose and receive information about the case. But wait, since prosecutors’ offices are public offices, can’t the defense counsel just make a public records request to get all the information they want? 

The Supreme Court of Ohio said yes, but if the defense chooses to go that route, the rules of reciprocal discovery disclosure (the prosecutor gets information comparable to what they provided to defense) still apply. That’s only fair! Some defense lawyers might not like it, but this is our “not caring” face.

Subscriber Only Zoom

Our next subscriber-only zoom will be Tuesday, March 28 at 12pm. We'll be doing a deep dive on overly broad and ambiguous requests. Make sure to subscribe in advance so that you can get all the details! This is a “lunch and learn” and you can order your lunch here. Maybe they’ll deliver!