Firefighters' 9-11 Tapes Ordered Released

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3609196,00.html


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In its 5-0 ruling made public Thursday, the appeals court ordered that the
workers' expressions of personal feelings should be restored, saying they
did not fall into any category that makes public agency documents exempt.

But the court did not require the city to divulge the firefighters' opinions
and recommendations about the attacks, concluding that such material is
covered by an exemption under state law.

The appeals court ruled in response to a request by The New York Times to
obtain tapes of 911 calls made from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, as
well as firefighters' internal interviews following the attacks.

Lawyers for both the Times and the city said they were considering appeals.
There is no timetable yet for when the city might release the records.