Supreme Court case behind Pawlenty's information policy is a 'legal antique'
From Sunshine Review
July 11, 2008
[edit] Supreme Court case behind Pawlenty's information policy is a 'legal antique'
"When he’s looking to justify deleting his emails, Gov. Tim Pawlenty tastes run to the retro. The 40-year-old Minnesota Supreme Court case that the governor cites to support his position is a “legal antique,” says a local communications attorney. But that doesn’t mean it’s illegal for government officials to maintain scant public records. And email in particular, in wide use for a decade, is only now drawing the attention of lawmakers. Meanwhile, rules on what data is public and what must be kept aren’t in sync: One law lets officials decide to delete what another law says the public has the right to see."
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