Legal Opinion
Van Norstrand v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 30, 1989No. 13552PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Superior Court overruling an order of the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) that required disclosure of certain data concerning judges that had been collected by the plaintiff, R. E. Van Norstrand, the speaker of the House of Representatives for the 1985-1986 session. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court erred in concluding that the requested information was a preliminary draft within the meaning of General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (1) and (c) (1) and therefore exempt from disclosure.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilson v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Ganim v. RobertsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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