Legal Opinion
Mobile Press Register, Inc. v. Lackey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 10, 2006No. 1041260 and 1041371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These appeals present some difficult questions of first impression, requiring this Court to reconcile the statutorily recognized general principle of the public's right to know about the affairs of government, §§ 36-12-40, Ala. Code 1975, with a statutorily created exception arguably applicable to records of judicial proceedings. See §§ 41-9-590 et seq., Ala. Code 1975.
I. Facts and Procedural History
At some time before February 2005, the Mobile Press Register, Inc. ("MPR"), requested the Mobile Municipal Court to produce its records pertaining to criminal charges filed against David Thomas, a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Nettles v. LichtmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Ex Parte CobbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Strickland v. General MotorsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
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