Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Andrews
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided September 19, 1991No. Case No. HC-342-4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
By JUDGE RANDALL G. JOHNSON
This case arises under the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code § 2.1-340 et seq. (the "Act"). Petitioners are the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, the Richmond Chapter of the ACLU, Common Cause of Virginia, and the directors of ACLU-VA and Common Cause. The respondents are thirteen members of the General Assembly.1
The petition alleges that the Act was violated on two separate dates. First, it is alleged that on December 28, 1990, the Senate Finance Committee, by prearrangement of its chairman, defendant Hunter B. Andrews, met…
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- Little v. Virginia Retirement SystemRichmond County Circuit Court · 1992