Detroit Free Press, Inc v. Department of State Police

In Mager v Dep’t of State Police, 460 Mich 134; 595 NW2d 142 (1999), the Supreme Court held that information regarding whether private citizens own guns is information of a personal nature, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy for purposes of an exemption from the disclosure requirements under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.) MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. We conclude that the same analysis applies here with respect to information regarding concealed weapons permits issued to state legislators and other public officials and…