Government
Mar. 6, 2020
Does government interest outweigh the public’s right to know?
Judge Ethan P. Schulman questioned in hearing earlier this week whether a balancing test should be conducted to decide whether public interest outweighs the deliberative process privilege that protects Gov. Gavin Newsom from turning over communications he had with utility stakeholders prior to drafting a controversial wildfire funding bill.
In a challenge stemming from the state's wildfire liability fund, a San Francisco County judge ordered the attorney general's office to find examples where government interest in non-disclosure outweighs the public's right to know.
Judge Ethan P. Schulman made his move Wednesday after questioning whether a balancing test should be conducted to decide whether public in...
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