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Tennessee AG Says Agencies Liable for Records Fight Legal Fees

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· Story link Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers said state agencies can be held liable for legal expenses of citizens…
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Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers said state agencies can be held liable for legal expenses of citizens who must sue to get public records. His opinion came in response to a letter from a state legislator who has waged a battle over e-mails written by a former legislator he defeated in the last election. (4/19/06)

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