Legal Opinion
Office of the Governor v. Washington Post Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 12, 2000No. 117, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
This case involves the extent to which telephone bills for telephones used by the Governor and two of his staff members, and the Governor’s unpublished appointment schedules, are subject to public disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act, Maryland Code (1984, 1999 Repl.Vol.), §§ 10-611 through 10-630 of the State Government Article.1
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In November and December 1996, the Washington Post Company (the Post), through its agents, reporters Mary Pat Flaherty and Charles Babington, requested telephone and scheduling records, pursuant to Maryland’s Public Information Act,…
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