Legal Opinion
City of Farmington v. Daily Times
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 2009No. 27,858PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
{1} Petitioners The Daily Times and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) made requests of the City of Farmington (City) to inspect applications for the position of city manager pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), NMSA 1978, §§ 14-2-1 to-12 (1947, as amended through 2005). The City denied the requests. The issue presented on appeal requires this Court to determine whether the City met its burden under State ex rel. Newsome v. Alarid, 90 N.M. 790, 568 P.2d 1236 (1977), of establishing that a countervailing public policy outweighed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Newsome v. AlaridNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- City of Kenai v. Kenai Peninsula Newspapers, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1982
- Derringer v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Board of Commissioners v. Las Cruces Sun-NewsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Chambers v. Birmingham News CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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- Cox v. New Mexico Department of Public SafetyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
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