Midwest Environmental Advocates: Court of Appeals upholds Public Records Law, rules that plaintiffs who sue over unlawfully withheld public records are entitled to legal fees  

Contact: Peg Sheaffer, MEA Communications Director, psheaffer@midwestadvocates.org Judges affirm accountability for officials who violate the law and reject former natural resources official’s argument that text messages are not records  Madison, WI—Yesterday, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District I issued a decision in Midwest Environmental Advocates v. Prehn, a dispute conce...