Indiana court: Public records requirements applied to Pence

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press



TUESDAY, JAN 10, 2017 10:15 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s assertion that state courts don’t have the authority to require the release of records from his time as Indiana governor.

In its Monday ruling, the court found that Pence’s argument would have rendered Indiana’s public records law “meaningless” as it pertains to the governor and his staff.

The court did rule that Pence’s staff acted within the law when it withheld and redacted several documents that were sought by Indianapolis attorney William Groth. He sued Pence in 2015 seeking emails and documents related to Indiana’s participation in a successful legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s immigration executive order.

The appeals court found that those documents were privileged attorney-client communications. Pence’s term as Indiana governor ended Monday.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/01/10/indiana-court-public-records-requirements-applied-to-pence/

[LittleGirl]

1. If you think Pence would be

better than the orange one, don't bank on it.

[Historic NY]

2. +1

[Wounded Bear]

3. No doubt...

I expect a lot of effort by Repubs to dismantle FOIA laws nationwide.

[Pantagruel]

5. GOP already prepping for cover-ups

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/secret-new-rule-allows-house-members-to-hide-records-from-ethics-probes_us_58746aefe4b099cdb0ff34eb

[LittleGirl]

9. and anything else they can get their grubby little hands on. eom

[Scalded Nun]

4. Pence is more of a danger to this country that Trump, although both are risks we cannot afford.

Pence, pretty much like Kasich, remains calm and smiling while he slowly twists the knife into your back.

[LittleGirl]

10. that's an excellent way to describe him! eom

[Sunlei]

6. trump is a patsy for the entire Republican Party.

[Wounded Bear]

7. This is what I really fear about a Trump administration...

He has no ideology himself, beyond self aggrandizement. He will rubber stamp every RW POS piece of legislation that gets to his desk.

Pence is no better, and may be worse. He's a true ideologue, and will push his Dominionist agenda.

Will be a long 4 years.

[Sunlei]

8. trump will stay in his tower & robo sign whatever Republicans want.

I imagine him naked in the tower, the old butler stands by, ready to dress him, bring in the potty chair if needed & trump tweeting for the next 8 years.

The son in law will live in WH, with the daughter-wife and three grand-kids grabbing all the free services.