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Maine Supreme Court Holds Settlements Documents Are Public

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· Story link Maine’s Supreme Court held that settlement documents in a dispute between the state Department of Environmental Protection,…

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Maine’s Supreme Court held that settlement documents in a dispute between the state Department of Environmental Protection, the city of Bangor and a private corporation are public records subject to disclosure under state law. The records involve negotiations for the clean up a toxic waste site. (8/17/07)

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