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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 29, 2025

A University of Memphis law student won a lawsuit against the City of Memphis on Monday, Action News 5 reports. Tyler Foster filed the lawsuit in July alleging violations of the Tennessee Public Records Act (TRPA )after the city delayed his requests for police disciplinary records through what he said were inflated fees, inconsistent policies and a sustained pattern of noncompliance. City attorneys argued the lawsuit was moot and said the delay was due to a high volume of open records requests and internal confusion. Shelby County Chancellor Melanie Taylor Jefferson sided with Foster and ordered the city to provide all requested records, reimburse his court costs and comply with an injunction prohibiting future violations of the state’s public records law.