Carlson v. Pima County

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Carlson vs. Pima County Number: 141 Ariz. at 491, 687 P.2d at 1246 Year: 1984 State: Arizona Court: Arizona Supreme Court Other lawsuits in Arizona Other lawsuits in 1984 Precedents include: The court eliminated the distinction between public records and "other matters," in favor of a comparison of the interests of privacy and the policy of openness with regard to whether records should be released

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Carlson v. Pima County was a case before Arizona Supreme Court in 1984 concerning the release of prison "offense reports" and the personal records of inmates.

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• The court ruled in favor of the inmate and in so doing, eliminated the distinction between public records and "other matters," in favor of a comparison of the interests of privacy and the policy of openness with regard to whether records should be released.