AP to sue West Virginia Supreme Court over chief justice's documents
The Associated Press gave notice that it will sue the West Virgina Supreme Court for failing to follow the state public records law. Journalists requested work e-mail and other records regarding the chief justice in their investigation of a potential conflict of interest between the justice and a coal company that had pending cases before the court. West Virginia state law covers the judicial system, unlike many states. This is another case of why all our officials, including the courts and our judges, need to be subject to the same public records laws and transparency as executive branch departments and local governments. Expect no less in your state (improve the law if you have to!). See
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