Legal Opinion
State News v. Michigan State University
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 21, 2007No. Docket 271433PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff State News appeals as of right the trial court’s order dismissing its action against defendant Michigan State University (MSU) brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). State News filed a FOIA request for a copy of a police incident report related to an assault that occurred in a dormitory on MSU’s East Lansing campus. MSU denied the request under FOIA’s privacy exemption 2 and its law-enforcement-purpose exemption. 3 The trial court agreed that the incident report was exempt from disclosure under these provisions and dismissed the complaint. We remand this matter to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Booth Newspapers, Inc v. University of Michigan Board of RegentsMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Herald Co. v. City of Bay CityMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
- Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
- Herald Co. v. Eastern Michigan University Board of RegentsMichigan Supreme Court · 2006
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Seattle Times Co. v. SerkoWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- Seattle Times Co. v. SerkoWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- State News v. Michigan State UniversityMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
- Shawl v. SPENCE BROS., INC.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2008
- Espn, Inc v. Michigan State UniversityMichigan Court of Appeals · 2015
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.