Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided March 20, 1992Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Larry Mitchell State Representative P.O. Box 81 Bryant, AR 72022-0081
Dear Representative Mitchell:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:
Is it unconstitutional for members of a school board to be forced to file a financial disclosure statement and the statement be maintained as a public record?
It is my opinion that the answer to this question is, generally, "no." The constitutionality of mandatory financial disclosure for elected officials has been upheld by a majority of courts. SeePlante v. Gonzalez, 575 F.2d 1119 (5th Cir. 1978) at 1136…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kenneth A. Plante v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc., Jon C. Thomas v. Larry Gonzalez, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Adrian G. Duplantier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Owen v. DaltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Slevin v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Harding v. New York State Teamsters Council Welfare Trust FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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