Legal Opinion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 2012No. 2011AP1112PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J.
Once again this court is asked to interpret the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-.39 (2009-10).1 The issue presented is whether an authority2 may impose a fee on a requester of a public record for the actual, *611necessary, and direct costs incurred by the authority (including staff time) of deleting nondisclosable information included within the responsive records.3 We conclude that it may not.4
¶ 2. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and reporters Ben Poston and Gina Marie Barton (collectively referred to as the Newspaper) seek review of an order of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wenke Ex Rel. Laufenberg v. Gehl Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. GilbertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Schill v. Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
- Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. RomanshekWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
- Osborn v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
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