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[1]        Access to information in the hands of public institutions can increase transparency in government, contribute to an informed public, and enhance an open and democratic society. Some information in the hands of those institutions is, however, entitled to protection in order to prevent the impairment of those very principles and promote good governance. [emphasis added]

[1] If a lawyer’s own loyalty, interest, or belief would impair the lawyer's ability to carry out a representation, the lawyer may not act. If the conflicting interest of the lawyer does not impair the lawyer’s objectivity, the lawyer should nonetheless decline to act unless the representation is in the client’s best interests. In making this judgment, the lawyer must evaluate all relevant...