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SCHNEIDER v. CITY OF JACKSON

226 S.W.3d 332 (2007)

Richard SCHNEIDER et al. v. The CITY OF JACKSON.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 25, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Purcell and Matt S. Shepherd, Jackson, Tennessee, for appellants, Richard Schneider, Tajuana Cheshier, Jamie Page, and The Gannett Satellite Information Network, d/b/a The Jackson Sun.

Lewis L. Cobb and Sara E. Barnett, Jackson, Tennessee, for appellee, City of Jackson.

Douglas R. Pierce, Nashville, Tennessee, for amicus curiae, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters.

Alfred H. Knight and Alan D. Johnson, Nashville, Tennessee, for amicus curiae, The Tennessean.

Richard L. Hollow, Knoxville, Tennessee, for amicus curiae, The Tennessee Press Association.

OPINION

WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which, JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and GARY R. WADE, JJ.

We granted this appeal primarily to determine whether Tennessee common law includes a law enforcement investigative privilege ("law enforcement privilege") which operates to exempt from disclosure governmental records that would otherwise be accessible via the Tennessee Public Records Act ("Public Records Act"). See...

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