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· 7/10/1990

Providence Journal Co. v. Kane

Citations

  • 577 A.2d 661
  • 17 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2231
  • 1990 R.I. LEXIS 136
  • 1990 WL 93285

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that \[a]ny balancing of interests arises only after a record has first been determined to be a public record\
  • holding state employee personnel records exempt from disclosures under APRA
  • “information that will uniquely identify State employees by name, address, and employment history directly contravenes the clear proscription * * * against disclosure of all records which are identifiable to an individual employee”
  • acknowledging \that the basic policy of the APRA favor[s] disclosure\

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Judges: Shea

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