Herald Ass'n, Inc. v. Dean

Plaintiffs Herald Association, Inc., Times Argus Association, Inc., and DaCapo Publishing, Inc., all publishers of newspapers circulated throughout Vermont, filed a request under Vermont’s Access to Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A. §§ 315-320, for Governor Howard Dean’s daily schedule from September 2001 to the present, with continual updates. Plaintiffs sought the schedule as a means to determine how much time Governor Dean spends on nongubematorial activities, particularly time spent on matters related to his bid for the United States presidency. The *352Governor denied the request, and plaintiffs…