Hearing To Determine if City Violated Public Record Laws

The Shelby County Chancery Court will hear a case and decide if the City of Memphis violated state public records laws regarding a No Kings Day protest last March.

On Thursday the court will have a hearing to see if the city violated Tennessee’s Public Records Act (TPRA). The hearing comes after Memphis resident and University of Memphis law student Tyler Foster filed a lawsuit against the city.

Foster’s lawsuit raised concerns about how the city handled requests for Memphis Police Department’s (MPD) disciplinary records. A statement from Foster said in April that the court found the city violated state public record laws by making it harder to access documents…

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