Friday, April 16, 2010

Californians Aware sues to obtain Sarah Palin speech records - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Californians Aware sues to obtain Sarah Palin speech records - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Californians Aware sues to obtain Sarah Palin speech records

Published: Friday, Apr. 16, 2010 - 10:34 am
An open government group filed a lawsuit today to try get records about Sarah Palin's upcoming speech at California State University, Stanislaus.
The lawsuit filed by Californians Aware against Cal State Stanislaus asks for a court order requiring the university to disclose records it sought, including information about how much the former Alaska governor is being paid to appear at the school's 50th anniversary celebration in June. The group is also asking the court to declare that the university violated the California Public Records Act in denying it had such records in response to earlier requests by Californians Aware.
"The university was given every opportunity to disclose the records before this suit was filed," Kelly Aviles, an attorney for Californians Aware, said in a statement. "Unfortunately, university


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