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Freedom of Information Act

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Judge orders county to pursue records, but says local electeds not subject to disclosure
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Judge orders county to pursue records, but says local electeds not subject to disclosure

The judge ruled that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act law does not require individual members of public bodies to comply with records requests unless the record is "used" by the body to perform a public function.

Judge signals that officials' private devices exempt from FOIA requests
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Judge signals that officials' private devices exempt from FOIA requests

An Allegan County judge signaled Monday that she likely would rule that Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act does not cover public officials’ private devices and accounts.

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