Legal Opinion
Cathcart v. Andersen
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1975No. 43294PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
The sole issue for our determination in this case is whether the Open Public Meetings Act of 1971, RCW 42.30 (hereinafter the Act) applies to the monthly meetings of the University of Washington law school faculty. We answer in the affirmative and uphold the decision of the Court of Appeals.
The University of Washington School of Law faculty governs the affairs of the law school by means of monthly meetings. These meetings have been held in secret. In the fall of 1970, the students at the law school directed a request to the faculty to have these meetings opened to them. The faculty responded…
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