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AP Sues West Virginia Supreme Court, Seeking Chief Justice’s Records

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· Story link The Associated Press filed suit to force the West Virginia Supreme Court to comply with the state’s…

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The Associated Press filed suit to force the West Virginia Supreme Court to comply with the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The AP wants the court6 to release the it’s e-mails, visitor logs and other records of the chief justice. The AP filed an earlier suit seeking communications between the chief justice and the CEO of Mazssey Energy, with whom the judge had taken a 2006 European vacation while his company had several cases pending before the court. (5/1/08)

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