Legal Opinion
BRV, INC. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 29, 2006No. C050224PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J .
Californians have a constitutional right to access the records of their public agencies. They have a strong interest in knowing how government officials conduct public business, particularly when allegations of malfeasance by public officers are raised.
Here, a school district’s board of education hired an investigator to prepare a report analyzing allegations of misconduct by the district’s superintendent. Portions of the report were released to a newspaper by persons the investigator had interviewed.
After receiving the full report in confidence, the board of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kate Frazier v. Fairhaven School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Marken v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court of Santa Clara CountyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
- Consolidated Irrigation District v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- County of Los Angeles v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
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