Kentucky Open Government Coalition
The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records Devon’s last week:
1. 25-ORD-144 (In re: Jason O’Bannon/City of London
Summary: The City of London did not violate the Open Records Act when it stated that it does not possess records responsive to the Appellant’s request and identified the agency in possession of the requested records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-144.pdf
2. 25-ORD-145 (In re: Charlotte Spencer/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Police Department
violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to a
portion of a request for records. The Department did not violate the Act when it redacted names of juvenile victims of fatal accidents under KRS 61.878(1)(a).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-145.pdf
3. 25-ORD-146 (In re: William Sharp/Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that, if released, could pose a security threat to the safety of a correctional facility.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-146.pdf
4. 25-ORD-147 (In re: Karim Zein/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary violated the Open Records Act when it failed to carry its burden that an inmate’s duplicative request for a record was unreasonably burdensome or intended to disrupt the Penitentiary’s essential functions. The Penitentiary did not violate the Act when it did not provide records it does not possess or when it denied a request for records that, if released, could pose a security threat to the safety of a correctional facility.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-147.pdfKentucky Attorney General’s open records decision
Republished from Kentucky Open Government Coalition under CC-BY-SA 4.0
https://kyopengov.org/blog/kentucky-attorney-generals-open-records-decisions-issued-last-week-61
Amye Bensenhaver is a retired assistant attorney general who, for twenty-five years, specialized in Kentucky’s open records and meetings laws. She is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
Wed, June 11, 2025
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Amye Bensenhaver
Kentucky Open Government Coalition
The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records Devon’s last week:
1. 25-ORD-144 (In re: Jason O’Bannon/City of London
Summary: The City of London did not violate the Open Records Act when it stated that it does not possess records responsive to the Appellant’s request and identified the agency in possession of the requested records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-144.pdf
2. 25-ORD-145 (In re: Charlotte Spencer/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Police Department
violated the Open Records Act when it failed to respond to a
portion of a request for records. The Department did not violate the Act when it redacted names of juvenile victims of fatal accidents under KRS 61.878(1)(a).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-145.pdf
3. 25-ORD-146 (In re: William Sharp/Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)
Summary: The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that, if released, could pose a security threat to the safety of a correctional facility.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-146.pdf
4. 25-ORD-147 (In re: Karim Zein/Kentucky State Penitentiary)
Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary violated the Open Records Act when it failed to carry its burden that an inmate’s duplicative request for a record was unreasonably burdensome or intended to disrupt the Penitentiary’s essential functions. The Penitentiary did not violate the Act when it did not provide records it does not possess or when it denied a request for records that, if released, could pose a security threat to the safety of a correctional facility.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-147.pdfKentucky Attorney General’s open records decision
Republished from Kentucky Open Government Coalition under CC-BY-SA 4.0
https://kyopengov.org/blog/kentucky-attorney-generals-open-records-decisions-issued-last-week-61
Amye Bensenhaver
Amye Bensenhaver is a retired assistant attorney general who, for twenty-five years, specialized in Kentucky’s open records and meetings laws. She is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.