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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.07 (2026)

Public records; public access; equitable relief; attorney's fees; costs

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The provisions of sections 84-712, 84-712.01, 84-712.03 to 84-712.09, and 84-1413 pertaining to the rights of residents of this state and all other interested persons to access to public records may be enforced by equitable relief, whether or not any other remedy is also available. In any case in which the complainant seeking access has substantially prevailed, the court may assess against the public body which had denied access to their records, reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred by the complainant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020).
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State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 305 Neb. 780 (Neb. 2020). · cites it 7× “Those motions asked the district court to alter or amend the judgments to award attor- ney fees and litigation costs to them pursuant to § 84-712.07, as requested in their petitions.”
Evertson v. City of Kimball, 767 N.W.2d 751 (Neb. 2009). · cites it 4× “[43] Section 84-712.07 specifically authorizes attorney fees only when the requesting *765 party has substantially prevailed.”
State ex rel. Unger v. State, 878 N.W.2d 540 (Neb. 2016). “§ 84-712.07 (Reissue 2014) states that the statutes “pertaining to the rights of citizens to access to public records may be enforced by equitable relief.”
Jacob v. Nebraska Bd. of Parole, 982 N.W.2d 815 (Neb. 2022). · cites it 2× “15 A “public record” is defined as follows: Except when any other statute expressly provides that particular information or records shall not be made pub- lic, public records shall include all records and docu- ments, regardless of physical form, of or belonging to this state,…”
Nebraska Journalism Trust v. Dept. of Envt. & Energy, 316 Neb. 174 (Neb. 2024). “, § 7 (codified at § 84-712.07). 16 § 84-712(3)(b). - 186 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 316 Nebraska Reports NEBRASKA JOURNALISM TRUST V.”
Burlington N. R.R. v. Omaha Pub. Power Dist., 703 F. Supp. 826 (D. Neb. 1988). “§ 84-712.07. Nothing suggests that these statutory provisions are intended to set any standard for prohibiting disclosure.”
Frederick v. City of Falls City (Neb. 2015). · cites it 2× “EDGE perfected this timely appeal. We moved the appeal to our docket on our own motion pursuant to our statutory authority to regulate the case- loads of the appellate courts of this state.”
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