Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission applied the wrong standard in refusing to order the release of emails between a state authority and two lawyers who are also registered lobbyists, the state’s highest court has ruled.
The Connecticut Supreme Court said several emails found shielded by attorney-client privilege would have been released had the commission applied the “primary purpose” test to separate out those emails involving legal from those involving nonlegal advice.
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