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Calif. media organizations seek to keep day laborer records open

Three California news organizations are seeking to join a court fight over whether to keep public the names of employers who hire day laborers in Vista.

The Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times and the California Newspaper Publishers Association want the names to continue to be released to preserve the public's right to access government records.

The litigation is in response to an American Civil Liberties Union effort in Vista Superior Court to stop Vista from releasing the identities of employers who register under an ordinance regulating day laborers. The ACLU says making the names public violates the privacy rights of the employers.

Read the entire story at the San Diego Union-Tribune
Published Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:15 AM by JoelCampbell

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