Downey v. Carcieri

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The defendants, Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the directors of twelve state agencies, appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure in favor of the plaintiffs, Michael Downey and Rhode Island Council 94, A.F.S.C.M.E., AFL-CIO. The plaintiffs brought this action pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act, G.L.1956 chapter 2 of title 38 (APRA), and the Government Oversight and Fiscal Accountability Review Act, G.L.1956 chapter 2.3 of title 37, as enacted by P.L.2006, chs. 172, 646 (GOFARA),…