DETROIT -- A federal judge Monday ordered lawyers for the civil rights icon Rosa Parks to release records about her mental state that may determine whether she approved of lawsuits over a hip-hop song that uses her name.
U.S. District Court Judge George Steeh ruled that some information about the 91-year-old Parks' health -- especially her dementia -- should not be shielded by a protective order. The order has kept the bulk of Parks' medical records private.
Former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer, the lawyer who was appointed guardian of Parks' interests, argued against releasing the information.
"I took the position that the medical history was private and not worthy of being exposed to the public," he said.
The Detroit Free Press had argued that making the information public would help determine whether a 1999 lawsuit against record company BMG and the hip-hop duo OutKast on her behalf was filed in good faith.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-rosa-parks-medical-records,0,2159771.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlinesIt hurts to see her name in the headlines about this :(
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