The case involves Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and a watchdog group investigating his connections with the Republican Attorney Generals Association.
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Chief Deputy Ohio Solicitor General Michael Hendershot told the court Wednesday that its decision could have ramifications for public records law in the state.Buckeyes rally around oft-criticized coach Ryan Day and ride momentum to CFP semifinal vs. Texas“Essentially, this is a question of if a precedent is set for a deposition of an attorney general in this case, it would be open season for lawfare and the weaponization of the public records act for witchhunts by everybody,” Hendershot said.
The lower court said a review of the requested materials would help it determine whether they were public records or not — dependent on factors such as whether the communications were carried out on state time, were conducted by public employees or involved Yost’s official duties. Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy asked Wednesday whether the lower court’s order might be asking too much of the state — for it to produce information, as opposed to records. Justice Jennifer Brunner, the panel’s lone Democrat, asked whether allowing the public official to determine on their own that records aren’t public would be a slippery slope.
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