American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Inc. v. Deukmejian

Opinion

BROUSSARD, J.

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq. hereafter the Act),1 petitioner American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California, Inc. (ACLU) sought to inspect and copy, among other things, certain index cards and computer printouts held by defendant California Department of Justice. The department refused to allow inspection on the ground that the information in question was “intelligence information” exempt from disclosure under section 6254, subdivision (f) of the Act. The ACLU then brought suit to compel production of these…