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Washington School District Allowed to Block Public Records Act Request

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2009

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Media. Location: Washington.

The Supreme Court of Washington has held that agencies are allowed to seek a judicial determination as to whether a requested public record must be disclosed. The court also held that the attorney-client privilege applies to certain documents under the civil rules of discovery.

In May 2001, an elementary school ...

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