Legal Opinion
Hagen v. Department of Education
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 1988No. Docket Nos. 79524, 79525, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
The sole issue presented here is the extent to which the Michigan Department of Education may suppress decisions of the State Tenure Commission under exemption (l)(d) of § 13 of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. MCL 15.243(l)(d); MSA 4.1801(13)(l)(d). We hold that tenure commission decisions may only be withheld during the administrative stage of a teacher’s appeal. After this point in the review process, the commission decisions may be released in their entirety. We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the circuit court order requiring defendants to release the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- International Union, United Plant Guard Workers v. Department of State PoliceMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Royal Oak School District v. SchulmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- Nestell v. BD. OF EDUC., BRIDGEPORT-SPAULDING COMM. SCH.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1984
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