From Juneau County Star-Times:
(January 8, 2013) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Star-Times in a public records dispute with Juneau County.
In a 4-3 decision issued Tuesday, the high court let stand a 2011 appeals court ruling that granted the newspaper full access to legal bills issued by a Milwaukee law firm and paid by the county’s insurer.
“Today, the court affirmed the public’s right to information and the presumption in the open records law that the public has a right to government information except in extremely limited circumstances,” said Madison attorney Christa Westerberg, who argued the newspaper’s case.
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Westerberg, who serves as vice president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, said the case breaks new ground in interpreting the Public Records Law.
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is a member of NFOIC.–eds.