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HRDC Appeals Denial of Public Records Request for Documentation of Secret Settlement in Maine Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Lawsuit
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2022
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2022, page 26
Filed under:
Public Records,
Appeals/Appellate Jurisdiction,
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
HRDC Litigation.
Location:
Maine.
by Matt Clarke
On July 6, 2021, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), publisher of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News, filed an appeal in Maine state court after being denied access to public records. PLN had sought a copy of the settlement in a lawsuit brought by ...
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