Legal Opinion
Board of Pardons v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 11, 1989No. 13502PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court erroneously concluded that the plaintiff Board of Pardons (board) lacked standing to contest an order of the defendant Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC). The underlying controversy between the parties is the validity of an FOIC order requiring the board, in the future, to conduct its deliberations in public except under narrowly delimited *648circumstances. The FOIC’s order resulted from its decision that the Freedom of Information Act did not, as a general matter, exempt prisoner records from public disclosure, and that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Maloney v. PacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- University of Connecticut Chapter v. GovernorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Connecticut Ass'n of Health Care Facilities, Inc. v. WorrellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Loisel v. RoweSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Rose v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Williams v. Commission On Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Light Rigging Co. v. Department of Public Utility ControlSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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