Newspaper wins access to school board's holiday party investigation
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The Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Wisconsin Newspress v. Sheboygan Falls that the School District of Sheboygan Falls must release copies of disciplinary letters sent to an administrator under public records laws. The Court also found that letters between the district and its attorney were not subject to disclosure. The Court rejected the district's argument that personnel files were exempt from disclosure.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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'Attorney work product' not exempt
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in General Electric Co. v. Dept of Environmental Protection that the state's public records law does not exempt attorney work product records and such records should be made public which requested.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1999
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Non-personnel records in employees' files not exempt
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The Oregon Supreme Court ruled in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. Portland School District No. 1 that whether records in employees' personnel files were exempt from disclosure depended upon their content, not their placement in the files.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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