Legal Opinion
Chairman, Criminal Justice Commission v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 22, 1991No. 13989PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an administrative appeal from a decision of the defendant Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC) ordering the plaintiff chairman of the criminal justice commission (chairman) to disclose the merit and performance evaluation prepared for the plaintiff Waterbury’s state’s attorney John A. Connelly, by the chief state’s attorney pursuant to General Statutes § 51-280. The dispositive issue is whether a personnel evaluation of a state’s attorney is exempt from the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Infor*195mation Act (FOIA) by reason of General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (2).1 We conclude…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- 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
- Carl Stern v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Conway v. Town of WiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Perkins v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Swickard v. Wayne County Medical ExaminerMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
- Hatt v. Burlington Coat FactorySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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