James Brown Lawsuit: Judge Orders Release of Emails About Widow's Diary — billboard.com

A judge says South Carolina officials must release emails about the diary of James Brown's widow and other documents related to the nearly decade-long fight over the late soul singer's estate. James Brown's Daughter Details Domestic Abuse, Son Alleges Murder in Dueling New Memoirs Circuit Judge Eugene Griffith Jr. on Friday gave the state Attorney General's Office 10 days to produce the documents, even as it appeals to the state Supreme Court against a July ruling requiring their release. Lawyers for the office had argued the records should be kept from the public during the appeal.

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