By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/YourWestValley.com
Letting people know how police can track cell-phone users without their knowledge or consent would not be in the “best interests of the state,” a lawyer for the city of Tucson is arguing.
In a new filing with the Court of Appeals, Dennis McLaughlin, the city’s principal assistant attorney, does not dispute that the materials sought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a freelance reporter fit the legal definition of “public records.”
“Nor does the city dispute that under Arizona law, such records are initially presumed open to public inspection,” he told the court.
