Legal Opinion

The Providence Journal Company v. The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, by and through Peter Kilmartin, Attorney General

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 11, 2016No. 2014-182-AppealPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA,

for the Court.

The Providence Journal Company and Amanda Milkovits (collectively, the Journal or plaintiffs), seek review of an order granting summary judgment entered against them and in favor of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, the Rhode Island State Police, and Steven G. O’Donnell, in his capacity as the Commissioner of the Rhode 'Island Department of Public Safety and Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police (collectively, defendants). The Journal filed suit in Providence County Superior Court alleging violations of Rhode Island’s Access to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. National Archives & Records Administration v. FavishSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  4. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  5. Brennan v. KirbySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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  4. Charles Kemp v. PJC of Rhode Island, Inc., d/b/a Rite Aid of Rhode Island, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2018
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