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English: Freedom House Grant Announcement

On May 10, 2011, Attorney General Coakley announced the recipients of the Cure Lounge Settlement Supporting African-American Students Seeking Higher Education Mini- Grants. The Announcement was made at the Freedom House in Dorchester.

Freedom House CEO Gail Snowden gave AG Coakley and Boston City Councilwoman Ayanna Pressley a tour of Freedom House prior to the announcement.

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10 May 2011, 15:37:32

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"With the exception of situations in which a records custodian is withholding records pursuant to Exemption (n), inquiries into a requester's status or motivation for seeking information are expressly prohibited. ^[1] Consequently, all requests for public records, even if made for a commercial purpose or to assist the requester in a lawsuit against the holder of the records, must be honored in accordance with the Public Records Law."

↑ See G. L. c. 66, § 10(a) (public records are to be provided to “any person”); see also 950 CMR 32.05(5) (custodian prohibited from inquiring into a requester’s status or motivation); but see G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(n) (a records custodian may ask the requester to voluntarily provide additional information in order to reach a “reasonable judgment” regarding disclosure of responsive records).

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[1] See G. L. c. 66, § 10(a) (public records are to be provided to “any person”); see also 950 CMR 32.05(5) (custodian prohibited from inquiring into a requester’s status or motivation); but see G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(n) (a records custodian may ask the requester to voluntarily provide additional information in order to reach a “reasonable judgment” regarding disclosure of responsive records).

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