Department of Arkansas State Police v. Keech Law Firm, P.A.

It In 1963, Ruby Lowery Stapleton was murdered. Her murder remains unsolved, and her family has sought access to the Department of Arkansas State Police (ASP) case file. The dispute over whether the records met an exemption under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) culminated in a lawsuit. Following an in camera review of the case file, the circuit court ordered ASP to release the recoi*ds. ASP has appealed. We hold that the circuit court did not clearly err when it found that the investigation into the Sta-pleton murder was not open and ongoing. We accordingly affirm the circuit…