Independence Day Public Records Facts, Anonymous Requests, and a New Bill to Monitor

Ohio Public Records Briefing - Issue #13

We’ve made it to edition lucky 13. Hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend – but you might think the fun is over! Actually, the fun has just begun!

Don’t forget – a week from today, on July 12 at 1:30pm, we’ll be hosting a Zoom webinar for all paying subscribers with all the details about the latest changes in Ohio Public Records Law thanks to Ohio Supreme Court case Myers vs. Meyers (the case that completely changes how law enforcement should handle investigatory records). Click below to subscribe today so you don’t miss out!

Fun Fact

On this, the day after Independence Day (we love fireworks!), we’re doing a quick refresher on a topic we covered in our very first edition: why should Americans care about public records?

To answer that, we have to go 246 years back in time. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed by colonists who were fed up with King George (not this guy) and England. In declaring our independence from the crown, the Declaration listed a number of problems that had caused this breakup letter.