McCambridge v. City of Little Rock

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The primary issue in this case is whether the constitutional right to privacy should bar disclosure of public records which would otherwise be available for public inspection under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

I. FACTS

Richard Lawrence, an attorney, testified at trial that he received a telephone call from his client, John Markle, at four o’clock on the morning of November 16, 1987. Lawrence disclosed to the police what Markle had said, but, asserting the attorney-client privilege at trial, refused to testify to more than that Markle asked him to come to…