Legal Opinion · Dissent

Voces de la Frontera, Inc. v. David A. Clarke, Jr.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 2017No. 2015AP001152Published

1Dissent

¶ 46.

ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

{dissenting). Wisconsin's Public Records Law "serves one of the basic tenets of our democratic system by providing an opportunity for public oversight of the workings of government." Majority op., ¶ 17 (citations omitted). Relying on this basic tenet, Voces de la Frontera requests unredacted copies of federal immigration de-tainer forms issued to Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE").

¶ 47. The circuit court determined that Wisconsin's Public Records Law requires the release of unre-dacted copies of the detainer forms. It…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gardebring v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Newspapers, Inc. v. BreierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Hathaway v. Joint School District No. 1Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Ernesto Galarza v. Mark SzalczykCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014
  5. Linzmeyer v. ForceyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002

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