Posted on 02/17/2004 11:17:45 AM PST by yonif
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:54 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Dean cited executive privilege when he negotiated a private deal with the state of Vermont to deny public access to his records. The Washington-based public interest group Judicial Watch filed suit to force the documents' release.
Washington County Superior Court Judge Alan Cook said state law prescribes a "restriction on use" of documents, such as Dean's, given to the secretary of state for safekeeping, but does not provide for a "prohibition on access."
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