Republican lawyer files three lawsuits against AGs Office over records requests [View all]
A Republican lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for a state Senate seat last year is accusing Democratic state Attorney General Hector Balderas office of withholding public records out of political spite.
Blair Dunn of Albuquerque in three separate lawsuits accuses the Attorney Generals Office of violating the Inspection of Public Records Act, which the office is charged with helping to enforce.
Balderas spokesman James Hallinan in an email called Dunns claims reckless and false.
Dunn, who described himself as part of a small circle of Republican political operatives in the state, said Balderas is letting his staff ignore Dunns requests because he sees Dunn as a political threat. Dunn also blamed political differences with Assistant Attorney General Ari Biernoff.
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