Booth Newspapers Inc. v. University of Michigan Board of Regents

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Booth Newspapers Inc. v. University of Michigan Board of Regents was a 1993 case before Michigan Supreme Court.

Important precedents

To exempt information under the FOIA, § 13(1)(a), information must be of "personal nature," and disclosure of that information must constitute "clearly unwarranted" invasion of privacy. Travel expense records of members of a public body do not constitute "records of a personal nature."

The privacy exemption does not permit the withholding of information that conceivably could lead to the revelation of personal information. Therefore, a public body may not withhold travel expense records because their disclosure might lead to information concerning the candidates interviewed by board members.^[1]

Background

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Ruling of the court

Associated cases

See Also

• Michigan Freedom of Information Act

External links

References

1. ↑ http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-17337_18160-51245--,00.html