State Employees Ass'n v. Department of Management & Budget

The issue presented is whether the disclosure of the home addresses of certain governmental employees constitutes a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. We would hold that such disclosure does not amount to a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy, and thus we would affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals requiring defendant to disclose the employees’ home addresses.

I. FACTS

This case is a consolidation of three separate suits. Plaintiff Michigan State Employees Association (msea) is the exclusive…