Federated Publications, Inc v. City of Lansing

In this Freedom of Information Act (foia) matter, we are called upon to consider whether the circuit court erred in concluding that city police department records regarding citizen-initiated investigations were not exempt from disclosure while records regarding department-initiated investigations were exempt from disclosure under MCL 15.243(l)(s)(ix). We take this opportunity to clarify the appropriate standards of appellate review of the circuit court’s determination in a FOIA dispute and the method by which the circuit court is required to perform its analysis under § 243(l)(s) of the foia.

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