Legal Opinion

Chief of Police v. Freedom of Information Commission

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 14, 2000No. SC 16092PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal involves the meaning and scope of General Statutes § 1-213 (b), which provides in pertinent part: “Nothing in the Freedom of Information Act shall be deemed in any manner to: (1) . . . limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws of discoveiy of this state . . . -”1 Following our grant of certification,2 the plaintiff, the chief of *380police of the Hartford police department, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court. The trial court had…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Rose v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  3. Perkins v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  4. Board of Education v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  5. In re Bruce R.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Berkley v. GavinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  2. Director of Health Affairs Policy Planning v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  3. Comm'r of Emergency Servs. & Pub. Prot. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  4. Director, Retirement & Benefits Services Division v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  5. Ethics Commission v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011

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