A recent court ruling has mandated the Utah Attorney General's Office to release Attorney General Sean Reyes' official work calendar to KSL following an open records request. Judge Patrick Corum declared the calendar a public record under the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), siding with KSL over a year after the initial request. Despite this victory for transparency, the Utah Attorney General's Office is planning to appeal the decision. Concurrently, lawmakers are making a mad dash to amend the law, with the House already passing a bill to make elected officials' calendars private, which now awaits Governor Cox's decision. KSL won the case, advocating for government transparency.
Day 43 of 45: Judge rules AG's calendar is public, hours later, the #utleg passes a bill making the calendars of all public officials private. So there's that. #utpol #utleg https://t.co/p1u2Wh0tWH
Also tonight, the House passed a bill that would keep their calendars — and those of any elected official or government employee — secret and exempt from Utah's open-records law. Reminder: A judge ruled today official calendars are public records, so they're changing the law.
BREAKING: House votes to PASS the bill to make elected officials' calendars private records. That's final legislative passage. It now goes to Gov. Cox #utpol #utleg https://t.co/cBv0YO6nVq https://t.co/lVjXjpABJq
A judge ruled the Utah Attorney General's Office must release a copy of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes' work calendar to KSL. Link: https://t.co/C8WULIxWYe
Great work by KSL 5’s investigative team to win the release of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ work calendar. The team went to court yesterday to fight for government transparency and KSL won. @anniebknox @RiveraDanie @KSL5TV @KSLInvestigates https://t.co/ZL2S0oCI0P
Utah A.G. Sean Reyes’ official calendars must be available to the public, judge rules https://t.co/lH8i3XnPRk
A judge ruled the Utah Attorney General’s Office must release a copy of A.G. Sean Reyes’ work calendar to KSL. @DaniellaKSL reports on the latest. https://t.co/eUQxOu3HQ6
Judge rules public can see Utah attorney general’s work calendar @KSLInvestigates https://t.co/LTg5H8wfnV
A judge has ruled that the public can see the Utah Attorney General's work calendar. The ruling comes a year after the AGs office refused a request for the document. @UtahAG #utpol https://t.co/98c2upGr6r
A judge sided w/@KSLInvestigates, ruling Utah AG Sean Reyes' calendar is indeed a record the public has a right to inspect under GRAMA, more than a year after our initial request. Reyes' office plans to appeal, & lawmakers are now making a mad dash to keep all calendars secret.
New: Judge sides with KSL, orders the Utah Attorney General’s Office to release his schedule in response to our open records request. Background: https://t.co/xaDsgFbWjD
BREAKING: Judge Patrick Corum ruled that Attorney General Sean Reyes' official calendars are public records under GRAMA and must be turned over to news outlets. (The Legislature is obviously in the process of undoing this in the future.)
Judge to rule if public gets to see Utah attorney general's work calendar https://t.co/dIEORi6yYg
A JUDGE'S RULING: Judge to rule if public gets to see Utah attorney general’s work calendar. @DaniellaKSL has the story. https://t.co/DIoUjDvHa6
KSL and the Utah Attorney General’s Office are squaring off in a legal fight over access to Attorney General Sean Reyes’ work calendar. @DaniellaKSL and @anniebknox https://t.co/1RKJVgR9GX