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State News v. Michigan State University

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 2008No. Docket 133682PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.

This case involves the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) privacy and law-enforcement-purposes exemptions to a police incident report. Following a notorious assault of several Michigan State University students in a dormitory room, plaintiff State News made a FOIA request that defendant Michigan State University disclose the report. Michigan State resisted this request, claiming that the FOIA privacy and law-enforcement-purposes exemptions permitted it to withhold the requested report. Litigation between the parties ensued, and the Court of Appeals eventually held that the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Herald Co. v. Eastern Michigan University Board of RegentsMichigan Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Federated Publications, Inc v. City of LansingMichigan Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In re BeckMichigan Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Seattle Times Co. v. SerkoWashington Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Seattle Times Co. v. SerkoWashington Supreme Court · 2010
  4. King v. Oakland County ProsecutorMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Espn, Inc v. Michigan State UniversityMichigan Court of Appeals · 2015

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