Detroit Free Press, Inc v. City of Southfield

In this case involving Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., defendant city of Southfield appeals by right an order granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff Detroit Free Press, Inc., against defendants. The remaining defendant retirement systems appeal the same order by leave granted. Defendants present overlapping arguments challenging the trial court’s ruling that each defendant violated the FOIA by refusing to disclose the names and corresponding pension income amounts of the “top twenty” police and fire fighter pension recipients from each public…