Saturday, January 16, 2010
Supreme Court Won't Release E-Mails
WEST VIRGINIA....
The West Virginia state Supreme Court has ruled 4-1 it will not reconsider its 2009 decision to block public access to e-mails written by former Chief Justice Elliot "Spike'' Maynard to Massey Chief Executive Don Blankenship... Justice Margaret Workman the lone dissenter. The Associated Press had sued for access to 13 e-mails allegedly involving a case with a multimillion-dollar verdict against Massey. A lower court ruled five of the e-mails could be released, but on appeal the Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act does not apply to any of the e-mails.
The West Virginia state Supreme Court has ruled 4-1 it will not reconsider its 2009 decision to block public access to e-mails written by former Chief Justice Elliot "Spike'' Maynard to Massey Chief Executive Don Blankenship... Justice Margaret Workman the lone dissenter. The Associated Press had sued for access to 13 e-mails allegedly involving a case with a multimillion-dollar verdict against Massey. A lower court ruled five of the e-mails could be released, but on appeal the Supreme Court ruled 4-1 that West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act does not apply to any of the e-mails.
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