MICHIGAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS and SCHOOL RELATED PERSONNEL, AFT, AFL-CIO, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of Michigan.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 5, 2008.
Decided July 16, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mark H. Cousens, Southfield, for the plaintiff.
Debra A. Kowich, Ann Arbor, for the defendant.
Edward M. Thomas, Corporation Counsel, and Susan M. Bisio, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Detroit, for amici curiae Wayne County.
Theresa Kelley, Carol Hustoles, Dr. Eileen K. Jennings, Victor A. Zambardi, Kenneth A. McKanders, Louis Lessem, William Collins, Paul J. Tomasi, Catherine L. Dehlin, and Miles J. Postema for amici curiae the boards of trustees of Michigan State University, Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University, Oakland University, Eastern Michigan University, and Wayne State University; Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan Technological University, the board of control of Northern Michigan University, and Ferris State University.
Bernardi, Ronayne & Glusac, A Professional Corporation (by Katherine W. Mackenzie), Plymouth, for amici curiae the Michigan Press Association.
Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and Thomas Quasarano, Assistant Attorney General, for amici curiae the Attorney General.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
YOUNG, J.
In this case, we must decide if the home addresses and telephone numbers of University of Michigan employees sought through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request are exempt from disclosure under FOIA's privacy exemption.1 We hold that employees' home addresses and telephone numbers meet both prongs of FOIA's privacy exemption because that information is "of a personal nature" and its disclosure would constitute a "clearly...
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