Legal Opinion
City of Hartford v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 25, 1986No. 12596PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs, the city of Hartford and its police department, have a statutory right to refuse to disclose *423records of a police department internal investigation into the defendant Gilbert L. Clarke’s complaints of police misconduct. Clarke requested from the police department, but did not receive, copies of records relevant to the investigation in question. Through his attorney, the defendant Irving H. Rosenthal, Clarke complained to the Freedom of Information Commission (the commission), seeking disclosure of the records under General…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. JanuszewskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Wilson v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Anderson v. LudginSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Hurlbut v. LemelinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
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3Cited by38 opinions
- D'Ulisse-Cupo v. Board of Directors of Notre Dame High SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- City of New Haven v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. MagnanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Rose v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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