Supreme Court: Phoenix Must Release Records on Labor Talks

Arizona Supreme Court Backs Goldwater in Phoenix Records Case

By Zachery Schmidt The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the city of Phoenix must provide records related to its public-sector labor negotiations. The recent ruling overturns decisions by lower courts. The Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute sued the city in 2023 after the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association did not provide a draft contract proposal for public input before negotiations with...

Supreme Court: Phoenix must release records on labor talks

(The Center Square) - The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the city of Phoenix must provide records related to its public-sector labor negotiations.

Arizona Supreme Court ruling could bode well for public transparency

After Phoenix withheld public records related to police union bargaining, Goldwater Institute sued. Now, the high court has clarified when that's OK.

Arizona Supreme Court Orders Phoenix To Release Union Negotiation Records

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the city of Phoenix must release records of their closed-door labor union negotiations. The ruling came from a challenge initiated in 2022 by the Goldwater Institute regarding the refusal of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association’s (PLEA), the police union, to publicize its draft contract proposals for public comment prior to negotiations with the city.  The PLEA proposal concerned its 20…

Arizona Supreme Court favors transparency in Phoenix police records fight

PHOENIX (CN) - The Arizona Supreme Court reversed an appeals court ruling allowing Phoenix to withhold police union negotiations from public view, siding with the Goldwater Institute in its public records lawsuit against the city.  Because Arizona's public records law carries a "strong presumption of transparency and public access," the high court ruled a public entity cannot hide behind vague or specul