CHARLESTON -- Gov. Nikki Haley's administration is refusing to release some emails related to an ongoing ethics investigation, something a media attorney says is an abuse of the law.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/Lu6jUO ) the newspaper sought all the administration's emails relating to an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation concerning whether Haley illegally lobbied while a state representative from Lexington County.
Haley's attorney says the requested documents are exempt from disclosure because they represent the work product of a legal counsel.
But media attorney Jay Bender says the attorney-client privilege likely only applies to the governor herself, not her staff. He calls it another example of a public body overreaching to hide records that should be public.
House Ethics has scheduled a public hearing in Haley's case June 28.
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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com
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The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/Lu6jUO ) the newspaper sought all the administration's emails relating to an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation concerning whether Haley illegally lobbied while a state representative from Lexington County.
Haley's attorney says the requested documents are exempt from disclosure because they represent the work product of a legal counsel.
But media attorney Jay Bender says the attorney-client privilege likely only applies to the governor herself, not her staff. He calls it another example of a public body overreaching to hide records that should be public.
House Ethics has scheduled a public hearing in Haley's case June 28.
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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com