Legal Opinion
Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly v. Freedom of Information Commission
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided October 31, 1983No. File 243634PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurley, J.
In this matter the judiciary committee (committee) is appealing from a decision of the freedom of information commission (FOIC). The appeal is brought under the provisions of General Statutes § 4-183, which is applicable to FOIC appeals. General Statutes § l-21i (d).
The complainants, Andrew J. Melechinsky and Ralph J. Lombardi, constitute an organization known as “Constitutional Revival.” These individuals sent a letter to the FOIC requesting information held by the judiciary committee. Specifically, they wanted to look at the information contained within the committee’s files of all judges…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rural Housing Alliance v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- State v. JanuszewskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Wilson v. Freedom of Information CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Clarence M. Ditlow v. George P. Shultz, Secretary, Department of TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
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