tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post5589835009483765945..comments2023-11-29T03:34:12.860-05:00Comments on The Unruly of Law: Media & Watchdog Group Press for Pension Records' ReleaseSheldon Toplitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07505633062014123405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post-8667821670396720192011-03-15T19:10:28.460-04:002011-03-15T19:10:28.460-04:00Understand why the former public employees might f...Understand why the former public employees might feel under siege, but court rulings to date suggest an uphill battle for SDCERA. There are legitimate exemptions under the public records law, but the Legislature chose not to exempt such information. As for my long-ago law school experience, I was game for the rough-and-tumble of civil rights litigation, criminal law, torts and constitutional law. Conflict of Laws was very dry, which is ok for martinis, but deadly for law school lectures.Sheldon Toplitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505633062014123405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147895830446101314.post-4698558943108977632011-03-15T16:04:01.585-04:002011-03-15T16:04:01.585-04:00A conflict of laws issue. I noted with interest y...A conflict of laws issue. I noted with interest your recent comment that Conflict of Laws was "not your cup of tea" in law school. Given your insightful and precise analyses on this blog, I'm surprised. My own son won his law school's gold medal for that very subject. <br /><br />In this pension records case, the claim that disclosure would subject the former government workers to identity theft and elder abuse seems unreasonable and absurd. SDCERA is more likely concerned with the judgmental abuse they'd suffer. <br /><br />It's interesting how often transparency and freedom of information are promoted as desireable principles, but only until they impact self-interest.Donna Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677837344778587945noreply@blogger.com