Michigan court orders Taylor to release police misconduct records, rejecting city’s objections.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered the city of Taylor to release police misconduct records dating back to 2021 following a FOIA request by the ACLU of Michigan. The court rejected the city’s claims that the request was too broad or vague, calling the objections “mystifying,” and ruled that ongoing federal litigation does not exempt records from disclosure under FOIA. The decision reverses a lower court’s dismissal and mandates the city pay the ACLU’s legal costs. The city has not commented or indicated if it will appeal.