Legal Opinion
Delaware Solid Waste Authority v. News-Journal Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 9, 1984PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
This case arises under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act (the Act). The principal issue is whether standing committees of a State agency are public bodies under section 10002(a) of the Act, and thus subject to its open meeting provisions. 1 This is the first time we have spoken on the subject. The News-Journal Company, a publisher of Wilmington newspapers, and two of its reporters (collective ly, the newspapers) sought mandamus and a declaratory judgment in the Superior Court requiring the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (the Authority) to comply with the Act and to cease…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Northern Securities Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Federal Communications Commission v. ITT World Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Polillo v. DeaneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Wexford County Prosecutor v. PrangerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- City of Danville v. LairdSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. v. Lambertson Construction Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1985
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- Common Cause v. Statutory Committee to Nominate Candidates for Commissioner of Political PracticesMontana Supreme Court · 1994
- Guy v. Judicial Nominating CommissionSuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
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