Tennessee is getting away with delaying access to public records, sometimes for years.

by Deborah Fisher, Tennessee Lookout September 15, 2024.

Late last year, the city of Memphis wrote a $7,419.68 check to reimburse the attorney fees of journalist Marc Perrusquia rather than risk losing a public records lawsuit. 

For 2½ years, the city had sent Perrusquia monthly emails, telling him that it was still working on his public records request and trying to decide whether they could withhold parts or all of the records.