Legal Opinion
MaineToday Media, Inc. v. State of Maine
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 14, 2013No. Docket Cum-13-155PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
[¶ 1] MaineToday Media, Inc., d/b/a Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, appeals from a decision of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) upholding the State of Maine’s denial of Maine Today’s request to inspect and copy Enhanced 9-1-1 (E-9-1-1) call transcripts. MaineToday argues that the Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S. §§ 400-414 (2012), mandates disclosure of the transcripts as public records and that no exception to their disclosure applies. 1 We vacate the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The parties stipulated to the following facts. During 2012, Derrick Thompson,…
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