Sunshine Laws in the United States

Resources

See Also

Administrative Agency; Administrative Law and Procedure.

Freedom of Information Act.

Further Reading (Books)

Martin, Amanda, Hugh Stevens, and Cathy Parker, eds. North Carolina Media Law Handbook. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Press Association, 2007.

McLendon, Michael, K., and James C. Hearn. “Mandated Openness in Public Higher Education: A Field Study of State Sunshine Laws and Institutional Governance.” Journal of Higher Education, 1 July 2006. Available from: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5655886/Mandated-openness-in-public-higher.html.

“Sunshine Laws.” The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007.

Tolentino Francis, N. “Sunshine Laws and Transparency.” Manila Bulletin. 17 October 2007.

Further Reading (Articles)

ATTORNEY GENERAL NIXON PUBLISHES UPDATED MISSOURI SUNSHINE LAW BOOKLET TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGE IN LAW, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; September 15, 2008

The Federal Payment Sunshine Law.(Government in the Sunshine Act), Mondaq Business Briefing; September 30, 2011

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY LEGAL OPINION ON SUNSHINE LAW, DUTIES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; March 29, 2007

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY LEGAL OPINION ON SUNSHINE LAW, EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 28, 2007

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY LEGAL OPINION ON SUNSHINE LAW, USE OF ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 10, 2008

CMS Issues Proposed Rule Implementing The “Federal Sunshine Law” Reporting Requirements.(U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), Mondaq Business Briefing; January 9, 2012

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY LEGAL OPINION ON SUNSHINE LAW, LOCAL HEALTH COUNCILS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 26, 2007

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY LEGAL OPINION ON SUNSHINE LAW-NAME CLEARING OR DISCIPLINARY APPEAL, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; December 21, 2007

Hospital trustees test Sunshine Law: Ex-CEO discusses openness in closed session., Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); November 22, 2006

GOV. CRIST JOINS MEDIA IN CELEBRATING OPEN GOVERNMENT, FLORIDA’S SUNSHINE LAW, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; March 13, 2007

Santa Clara County to consider sunshine law, Oakland Tribune; March 26, 2011; Karen de Sa

Sunshine Law has special tiesto St. Joseph, St. Joseph News-Press; February 8, 2004

CONTRACT SUNSHINE LAW NOT FOLLOWED SOME STATE AGENCIES AREN’T PUTTING REQUIRED INFO ON WEB.(LOCAL), The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); December 19, 2008

A new age for Sunshine Law, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); March 15, 2007; ELISE YOUNG, TRENTON BUREAU

Some Time in the Shade: Giving the Public’s Legal Counsel Some Relief under Alabama’s Sunshine Law, Jones Law Review; January 1, 2005; Daniel, Gerald A., Jr.

KEY REPUBLICAN BACKS SUNSHINE LAW REFORM, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); December 30, 1998; JOHN CICHOWSKI, Staff Writer

Sunshine law revaels a great deal, Florida has it; W.Va. does not, Charleston Daily Mail; March 31, 2003; Dave Peyton

Courts Key to Strength of Florida’s Sunshine Law, The Masthead; June 22, 2002; Kaney, Jon

Sunshine law updated, St. Joseph News-Press; March 2, 2004

The Florida Times-Union Prevails in Pension Talks That Were Determined to Be in Violation of Florida Sunshine Law, Mondaq Business Briefing; January 6, 2014; Gabel, George., Jr.