Police may withhold victims' addresses, despite requirement to disclose "location of occurrence."(Indiana)
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The Indiana Supreme Court ruled in Post-Tribune v. Police Department that the police were correct not to disclose the location of occurrence of a series of rapes in Gary. The Post-Tribune tried to compel disclosure because the state's Public Records Act requires police to disclose the location of occurrence, though victims' names and addresses are blocked out. The Court agreed with the police that the intention of the legislature to protect the privacy of victims by nondisclosure would not be served by disclosing the location of occurrence when the crimes occurred in the home.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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School must disclose animal research data
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The Washington Supreme Court, ruling in Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington found that certain documents related to funding of a grant proposal for research that would involve use of animals as subjects must be disclosed by the university. The university argued that it was not required to disclose various documents based on trade secret, privacy, patent, federal freedom of information laws and copyright. Both the trial court and the Supreme Court agreed that some documents were exempt, but the grant proposal information had to be released.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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Disclosure of Social Security numbers violates right to privacy, court rules
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in State ex. rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Akron that the City of Akron could refuse to disclose the Social Security numbers of city employees based on expectations of privacy and the constitutional right of privacy. Under Ohio law, there is no express exemption of Social Security numbers from the Public Records Act, but records considered confidential by law cannot be forced to be disclosed. The Court did find that the data were public records under the law.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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