Legal Opinion
State Library v. Freedom of Information Commission
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 22, 1998No. AC 14415; AC 14416PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SPEAR, J.
This case comes to us on remand from our Supreme Court.1 The principal issue that remains is whether the contract clause of the federal constitution2 prohibits the freedom of information commission (commission) from requiring the disclosure of the transcripts of hearings that were conducted in 1964 regarding the activities of members of the Norwich police department, where a 1973 agreement between the plaintiffs, the Connecticut State Library (library) and the city of Norwich (city), provides that the transcripts be sealed for fifty years. We conclude that the contract clause…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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