Legal Opinion
Tanner v. Town Council of Town of East Greenwich
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 18, 2005No. 2002-677-AppealPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTELL, Justice.
“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” 1
In a democratic society, the gateway to such knowledge is access to information and the adequate means of acquiring it. This principle has been recognized by the General Assembly, and is embodied in the Open Meetings Act, G.L. 1956 chapter 46 of title 42.
In this case, defendants,…
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