Legal Opinion
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. v. Chief of Police of Worcester
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 1, 2003No. 02-P-1632PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrasso, J.
Before us is the second phase of an ongoing endeavor by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corporation (the newspaper) to obtain access to a Worcester police department internal affairs file pursuant to the public records law, G. L. c. 66, § 10. See Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. v. Chief of Police of Worcester, 436 Mass. 378 (2002) (Worcester I). The file contains materials compiled during an investigation of a citizen complaint filed by Shawn Wilder against Patrolman Michael A. Tarckini following an incident on May 1, 1999 (the Wilder file).
The city of Worcester appeals from a judgment…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bougas v. Chief of Police of LexingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Boston Retirement BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Rotkiewicz v. SadowskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Police CommissionerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Torres v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Rutland Herald v. Vermont State Police and Office of the Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
- City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Capital City Press, L.L.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- Maryland Department of State Police v. Maryland State Conference of NAACP BranchesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2010
- Charleston Gazette v. SmithersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
- Jones v. BoykanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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