Legal Opinion
City of Columbia v. American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 12, 1996No. 24475PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Burnett, Justice:
This is an action for declaratory judgment arising under the South Carolina Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA), S.C. Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to -110 (1991 & Supp. 1994). Appellants appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Respondent, which we reverse, and the denial of Appellants’ motion to compel, which we affirm.
FACTS
On December 31, 1992, a group of teenagers was playing basketball when several plainclothes officers of the City of Columbia Police Department approached. The teenagers ran but were subsequently apprehended. The police officers detained them briefly and…
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