Accident trial records secret unless filed in court
Article Abstract:
The efforts of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin newspaper to access documents prepared as part of a civil suit involving a construction accident at the site of a new baseball stadium are discussed.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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City can sue requester to determine if records are public
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A Texas Supreme Court ruling allowing a city to file suit to determine whether an internal memorandum outlining the reasons to fire its finance director was a public record is discussed.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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School can't sue to keep superintendent's settlement secret
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A Washington State superior court decision that refused to exempt school district records from the state's open records law is discussed.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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