Legal Opinion
Gannett Co. v. Delaware Criminal Justice Information System
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided September 8, 1999No. Civil Action 98C-03-305-HLAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALFORD, Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The News Journal is a daily newspaper distributed throughout Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. After the denial of its request for arrest and conviction data pursuant to the Delaware Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 29 Del. C., .Ch. 100, The News Journal’s owner, Gannett Co., Inc., and reporter Robert Long (collectively “The News Journal”) filed the present action for declaratory and mandamus relief against, among others, the Delaware Criminal Justice ■ Information System (“DELJIS”), a State agency ultimately…
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