Legal Opinion
Oklahoma City News Broadcasters Ass'n v. Nigh
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 29, 1984No. 61945PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
Petitioners seek assumption of original jurisdiction and issuance of a writ of mandamus:
1. To compel the Governor of the State of Oklahoma to make records in his possession or under his control pertaining to disposition of moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the Governor for the Governor’s “mansion account” available to Petitioners for inspection and copying.
2. To compel the Attorney General of Oklahoma to withdraw and declare invalid Attorney General Opinion 83-18, to give full legal effect to the provisions of the Open Records Act, and to conduct a review of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Draper v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- MacEwan v. HOLMOregon Supreme Court · 1961
- Eberle v. NielsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1957
- Dixon v. ShawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
- Way v. Grand Lake Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Maule v. Independent School District No. 9Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Ross v. PetersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Childs v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma State UniversitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- State v. GoforthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Wiley Electric, Inc. v. BrantleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
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