Democratic Party of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Department of Justice

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REBECCA GRASSL BRADLEY, J.

This is a review of an unpublished court of appeals' opinion and order,1 which affirmed the circuit court's order2 granting a writ of mandamus compelling the Wisconsin Department of Justice to disclose two video recordings requested by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin under Wisconsin's Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-39 (2013-14).3 We are asked to decide whether the justification for nondisclosure outweighs Wisconsin's commitment to public access to government records. We conclude that the reasons given by the record custodian for nondisclosure…