On November 19, 2015 the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a Sunshine Law suit against the Missouri Association of Community Task Force (ACT Missouri) for denying Malin’s request for the release of public documents.
“Our client requested documents from a training that was paid for entirely with taxpayer money,” explains Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri. “When the people pay for a private entity to carry out a function on behalf of the people, the people have a right to view the records related to the function that they paid for.”
“All too often, public officials seek to hide information that might embarrass them,” says Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri. “Our American system of checks and balances only works if the public has the information necessary to review our government’s work. The ACLU stands ready to act as Missourians’ watchdog.”