Court tells police to release reports or show harm
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in Cox Arizona Publications v. Collins that Arizona police must give reporters their reports on a gambling and drug investigation of the Phoenix Suns basketball team if they could not show specific reasons why turning the records over would be detrimental. The judges disagreed with the appellate court's blanket ruling that records from an ongoing criminal investigation should not be available to the public, saying that the state open records law contains no such exemption.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1993
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Civilian complaints of police misconduct must be released
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The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled in Direct Action for Rights & Equality v. Gannon that police misconduct complaints were to be made public. The court stated records of final actions and related to management of law enforcement agencies were required to be released under the state's public records act. The court exempted investigative finding records because they did not constitute final action information.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1998
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Release of notes snags on copyright claim
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The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that police records are public records under the state's open records law and, that under the law, two suicide notes in a police file should be released to the press. However, the US District Court of Tennessee issued an injunction barring the disclosure of the suicide notes because the widow of the deceased, Tennessee Representative Ted Ray Miller, had the notes copyrighted.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1992
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