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By Douglas Lee
Lawyer, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee
News reporters likely will spend much of 2008 testing whether recent amendments to the Freedom of Information Act improve access to information. FULL STORY>  
 
Wis. high court: Milwaukee police can keep reports secret
Emergency-detention statements kept by police departments are exempted from state open-records law because they are mental health records, justices rule. 07.02.08
 
Ga. high court: Police can withhold info in pending investigations
Split decision goes against Athens newspaper seeking law enforcement records related to 1992 slaying. 07.01.08


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