Signed, Sealed and Locked Away

News Media and the LawVol. 32 Nbr. 2, April 2008

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"The Michigan Supreme Court has made it much more difficult - not only for the city but for all individuals - to resolve lawsuits in the future since the personal information of people involved is no longer safeguarded from disclosure to the general public," said the City of Detroit's Corporation Counsel John Johnson, Jr., in a statement after the Supreme Court's decision was released.

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Signed, Sealed and Locked Away

In the legal world, secrecy often comes at a hefty price - particularly when the secret involves the details of a government official's misdeeds.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick learned this lesson late last year when he signed an $8.4 million settlement agreement that appears to be aimed, in large part, at hiding text messages that were created by the mayor and his mistress using city-issued cell phones.

The agreement and the amorous text messages, which are now b...

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