ESPN, Inc. v. Michigan State University

I respectfully dissent from this Court’s order denying leave to appeal and would instead grant leave to appeal to address the proper interpretation and application of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) privacy exemption found in MCL 15.243(l)(a), which provides that “[a] public body may exempt from disclosure as a public record under this act.. . [i]nformation of a personal nature if public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual’s privacy.” I view this as a significant question, particularly in the distinctive context of a public…