Legal Opinion
Multimedia Publishing of North Carolina, Inc. v. Henderson County
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 15, 2000No. COA99-520PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Judge.
Walt Whitman once penned, “I think heroic deeds were all con-ceiv’d in the open air.” Walt Whitman, Song of the Open Road, in Leaves of Grass, stanza 4, line 11 (Random House 1993) (1855). The North Carolina General Assembly has apparently agreed. As government service is no doubt an “heroic deed,” our legislature has implemented the Open Meetings Law, which mandates that all “official meeting[s] of a public body” be conducted in the open. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.10(a) (1999). This appeal presents a question of first impression regarding the construction and application of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. FulcherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
- State Ex Rel. North Carolina Milk Commission v. National Food Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- News and Observer Publishing Co. v. PooleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- City of Prescott v. Town of Chino ValleyArizona Supreme Court · 1990
- Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Housing & Redevelopment Authority ex rel. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re the Investigation of the Death of MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
- Knight v. HiggsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
- In Re Recall of Lakewood City CouncilWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- Brown v. American PartnersCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
- Bryson v. HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
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