Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Ass'n of Municipal Attorneys v. State
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 25, 1978No. 51795PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRWIN, Justice.
Pursuant to a proper request, Larry Der-ryberry, Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma (respondent) issued an opinion (Opinion No. 77-222) wherein he concluded that under our new “Open Meeting Act” (25 O.S.Supp.1977, § 301 et seq.) “a public body1 may not meet in executive session for the purpose of privately conferring with the lawyers representing the body.” The force and effect of such opinion is that a public body, coming within the purview of our Open Meeting Act, may not meet in executive session with its attorney for the purpose of privately discussing pending or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Laman v. McCordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
- Wiseman v. BorenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- In Re Lewis'adoptionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority v. E. A. Cowen Construction Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Draper v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Smith County Education Ass'n v. AndersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Naylor v. Petuskey Ex Rel. District Court of Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- State Ex Rel. Howard v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Suffolk Construction Co. v. Division of Capital Asset ManagementMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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