Kentucky Supreme Court Says Officials Can Hide Public Info in Private Phones, Emails

Ky. Supreme Court: Fish and Wildlife commissioners’ private texts, emails are not public records

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled records on Fish and Wildlife commissioners’ private devices and email accounts are not subject to open records requests.

Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules

Kentucky Supreme Court rules on case involving public business on personal devices

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emails and text messages created by public officials on private devices are not public records, a decision that a dissenting supreme court justice fears could destroy “the public’s right to know what its…

Kentucky Supreme Court says officials can hide public info in private phones, emails

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that public officials can conceal public business by conducting it on their private devices. Ruling 4-to-2, the state’s highest court said the Kentucky Open Records Act does not cover material sent on private phones…

Kentucky Supreme Court rules officials can hide public business on personal devices

The majority opinion of Kentucky justices ruled government business conducted on private devices are not public records. Critics say it could “eviscerate” open records law.