LOCAL 2489, AFSCME, AFL-CIO v. Rock County

DEININGER, EJ.

¶ 1. Local 2489 of AFSCME, AFL-CIO, and thirteen of its members appeal an order that dismissed their complaint seeking to enjoin the Rock County Sheriff from releasing certain records pursuant to an open records request from The Janes-ville Gazette. The union 1 claims that the trial court should have enjoined the release of the records because they relate "to the current investigation of... possible misconduct connected with employment by an employee," Wis. Stat. § 19.36(10)(b), 2 and thus the sheriff may not provide the public access to them. The union also claims that, even if…