Cox v. Amer. Civil Liberties Union

Sheriff Ricky Cox v. American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, No. 956, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Nazarian, J. MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT – WAIVER OF FEES – INITIAL BURDEN ON REQUESTOR– Under the Maryland Public Information Act (the “MPIA”), a records requestor not relying on indigency has the initial burden of addressing at least three factors in its fee waiver request: its ability to pay the fee, any public benefit to disclosure of the requested records, and the public interest for a records custodian to grant the fee waiver. Md. Code (2014, 2019 Repl. Vol., 2023 Supp.), §…