Legal Opinion
Gifford v. Freedom of Information Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 7, 1993No. 14682; 14683PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The issue in these appeals is whether a municipal police department arrest report must be disclosed by the police department to the public, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (act); General Statutes §§ 1-7 through 1- 21k; while the criminal prosecution that is related to the arrest report is pending. The defendants, the freedom of information commission (commission) and the Journal Inquirer newspaper and its news editor, Robert H. Boone, appeal1 from the judgment of the trial court. That judgment sustained the appeal of the plaintiffs, William H. Gifford and John M. Bailey,2 from the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Peck v. JacqueminSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Rose v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Lieberman v. State Board of Labor RelationsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. v. EI Constructors, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. ChristianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Pane v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Glastonbury Education Ass'n v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven, Inc. v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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