Legal Opinion
CBS, INC. v. Partee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 11, 1990No. 1-89-0801PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Egan
This appeal requires us to decide whether the race of a public employee, as recorded in a personnel file, is subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 116, par. 201 et seq.). In dismissing the complaint of CBS, Inc., against the State’s Attorney of Cook County, the trial judge held that it was not.
In January 1989 the plaintiff requested the following information from the State’s Attorney: (1) the names of all assistant State’s Attorneys; (2) the race of each assistant State’s Attorney; (3) the names of the “First Chair” assistant…
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- Garrett v. City & County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Bowie v. Evanston Community Consolidated School District No. 65Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
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