Indictment over rape report is dismissed

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The Georgia Supreme Court found in Georgia v. Brannan that the person charged with violating the state law prohibiting publication of rape victim identities could not be convicted under the statute because he wrote that she was "assaulted and robbed," not raped. The lower court found the statute unconstitutional because it was punishing the media for reporting truthful information of public concern. The Supreme Court did not reach the constitutional question because it was able to resolve the appeal on non-constitutional grounds.

Media coverage, Georgia, Freedom of the press, Rape victims, Police reports

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Gun permit data is personal, not outweighed by public interest in government activities

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The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Mager v. Department of State Police that the names and addresses of gun permit holders were personal and could only be disclosed if public interest in such disclosure outweighed the privacy interests of the gun holders. This was the first time the Michigan Supreme Court confronted a balancing of public and private interests, the second prong of its test for the privacy exemption.

Michigan, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Freedom of information, Government information

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