JUDGE RULES A.G. HAD RIGHT TO SEEK DRAFT LEGISLATION
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006 -- 10:09 AM
A judge has refused to throw out the attorney general's lawsuit aimed at classifying bill drafts as public records once lobbyists have seen them.Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager filed the lawsuit last fall after two Republicans -- Senator Dave Zien of Eau Claire and Representative Scott Gunderson of Waterford -- refused to give her a bill draft, even though they had shared it with lobbyists.
The draft was for a bill that would let Wisconsin residents carry concealed weapons.
The suit accuses the lawmakers of violating the state's open records law.
In a ruling issued late last week, a Dane County judge says the attorney general has standing to use her office to enforce her personal request for records.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.