Direct Action for Rights and Equality v. Gannon
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the Court
*220OPINION
GOLDBERG, Justice.
This case involves the disclosure of certain records pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act (APRA). Finding no genuine issue of material fact, a Providence County Superior Court trial justice granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and ordered the defendant to release all the requested documents. Significantly, however, the trial justice also ordered that these documents be released in unredacted form. Although we believe the trial justice was properly guided by his concern for full disclosure in an effort to benefit the general public, we are…
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