Arkansas judge sides with city in open-records lawsuit over drone manufacturer

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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An Arkansas judge on Thursday ruled the city of Fayetteville didn’t illegally withhold a secret agreement with a military drone manufacturer, saying a retired professor who made an open-records request didn’t specifically ask for the document.

Washington County Circuit Judge Doug Martin ruled that University of Arkansas professor emeritus of anthropology and Middle East Studies Ted Swedenburg failed to show that Fayetteville violated the state Freedom of Information Act in response to his request …

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