Legal Opinion
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE v. REILLY Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 2, 2019No. A19A0076PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMillian, Presiding Judge.
This appeal challenges a trial court order dismissing a complaint which alleged that various state legislative offices violated Georgia's Open Records Act, OCGA § 50-18-70 et seq. (the "Act"). The trial court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Because the General Assembly and its offices are not subject to the provisions of the Act, as construed by our Supreme Court, we affirm the order of dismissal.
In reviewing a trial court's ruling on a motion to dismiss, "[o]ur role is to determine whether the allegations of the complaint, when construed in…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Gainesville v. DoddSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources v. Center for a Sustainable Coast, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- City of Guyton v. BarrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
- DeKalb County School District v. Georgia State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Harrison Co. v. Code Revision CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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