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Resolving Public Records Disputes In Wisconsin: The Role Of The Attorney General's Office, Jonathan Anderson
Resolving Public Records Disputes In Wisconsin: The Role Of The Attorney General's Office, Jonathan Anderson
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This study investigates how the Wisconsin attorney general reviews and sometimes intervenes in access disputes over the state's public records law. The study posed three primary questions: How do the attorney general's administrative review mechanisms operate in practice? To what extent are the mechanisms effective at resolving disclosure disputes? And do the mechanisms help people unable to hire a lawyer to litigate? The study analyzed correspondence in 304 cases over six years to generate data on the quantity and nature of the attorney general's caseload in that time period. The study also interviewed 17 requesters to understand their disputes, their …