Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requires production (absent statutory exemption) of a “public record,” defined as “a writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of or retained by a ‘public body’.”...more
On Sunday evening, April 5, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued her Executive Order 2020-38, entitled “Temporary Extensions of Certain FOIA Deadlines to Facilitate COVID-19 Emergency Response Efforts.” As its name...more
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") has, from its enactment, expressly provided that a public body must respond to a proper request for documents within five business days of when the request is received (subject...more