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A state senator has agreed to release documents related to her work with a national organization that helps draft conservative legislation, but the settlement doesn’t resolve a question about when lawmakers can be sued.

The agreement comes as part of a lawsuit settlement between Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, and the Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal advocacy group, over documents it sought related to the American Legislative Exchange Council. It includes $15,000 in payments from the state on behalf of Vukmir.

“Overall what we’re hoping comes of the outcome of the lawsuit is legislators won’t repeat Sen. Vukmir’s error and not make such a flawed legal argument to evade compliance with the open records law,” said Brendan Fischer, a lawyer for the center.

Vukmir, ALEC’s second vice-chairwoman, said in a statement that multiple searches of her personal email account found inconsistent search results.