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Gov. Greg Abbott says emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate and embarrassing’ to make public (www.kut.org)

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

a state judge can squash FOIAs

On September 8, I filed public records requests to all the agencies in the task force for body camera footage, incident reports, and other documents related to the shootings. All of those agencies except the Washington DOC rejected the requests, citing the TCSO's ongoing homicide investigation. The TCSO was not part of the task force and is conducting an independent investigation into the incident.

On November 24, the Washington DOC notified me that it had collected responsive records, but due to the TCSO investigation, it would be notifying the sheriff's office before releasing anything.

The TCSO's lawsuit is similar to what's known as a "reverse FOIA" suit, an attempt by a government agency to force requesters to defend their right to access public records in court.

https://reason.com/2020/12/17/i-asked-for-public-records-on-a-fatal-police-shooting-then-a-washington-sheriffs-office-sued-me/

This system is rigged by corrupt rich cops and the local rich fascist friends.