A posting on the IRE-Plus listserve today, brought up a pretty creative use of HIPPA by a Florida Animal Control agency. That posting has subsequently created quite a bit of traffic regarding public records.

In light of our Bar Press session today, I thought you might be interested in a the portions that talk about a recent Seattle Times story.

The cases your judges are hiding from you (March 5, 2006)

Of further interest might be Part 3 of their series Dot-Con Job.
The Aftermath: The courts: Judge tried to keep evidence secret