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Title: John Doe v. Alaska Superior Court
Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
Release Date : January 20, 1986
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 72 KB

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This case raises important constitutional questions regarding the confidentiality of files maintained by the Governor concerning potential appointees to state office. We are asked to decide whether the trial court properly ordered discovery of the Governors complete file concerning a candidate for the State Medical Board. The file included internal staff memoranda and numerous letters to the Governor from citizens regarding the potential appointee. We find no error in requiring disclosure of the letters from citizens. However, we conclude that the doctrine of executive privilege may protect from disclosure the internal memoranda in the Governors file. We remand this question for the trial court to determine the exact nature of the internal documents.