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  Blue Hog gets a win in Freedom of Information action against city of Little Rock A report from Blue Hog Report author and lawyer Matt Campbell on a hearing today before Circuit Judge Chip Welch on Campbell’s appeal of the city’s failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Act in response to numerous document requests, including some concerning Mayor Frank Scott’s aborted LITfest, which imploded amid concerns about contract irregularities and cronyism. Reports Campbell: Deputy City Attorney showed up and told the judge the city admitted that it had violated the FOIA as to all of my requests. They noted, correctly, that they have been working over the past week to try to get everything caught up in the FOIA department and to get me everything I requested. Including a flash drive that they brought today, they are up to 5 of the 13 that have been fulfilled, I believe. Maybe 6. The most noteworthy thing is that Judge Welch didn’t let them just slide with “we’re providing records no