Pine v. Charlestown Town Council, 95-491 (1997)

DECISION

The Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, as plaintiff, has brought this action against defendants the Charlestown Town Council (the "Council") and Council members Charles W. Beck, Mary L. Hargraves, and John Craig Jr., in their official capacities, alleging numerous violations of the Open Meetings Act (the "Act") connected with meetings between members of the Charlestown Town Council and the Narragansett Indians in June and July of 1995. After a non-jury trial, this Court finds that the Council violated the Open Meetings Act in certain respects (although not willfully) and…