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Tennessee Newspapers Awarded $41,000 in Public Records Fight

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· Story link The city of Jackson, TN, must reimburse the Jackson Sun for $41,000 in legal fees and expenses…

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The city of Jackson, TN, must reimburse the Jackson Sun for $41,000 in legal fees and expenses the paper spent on a lawsuit that forced the city to release three different sets of records. The records involved police stopping of motorists without making an arrest, 9/11 calls, and city records on a firm that was relocating. (1/31/08)

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