Providence Journal Co. v. Convention Center Authority

OPINION

The plaintiff, the Providence Journal Company (the Journal), appeals the Superior Court’s entry of summary judgment for the defendant,, the Convention Center Authority (the Authority). The Journal had moved for summary judgment, seeking the disclosure of three contracts the Authority entered into concerning a golf tournament and a banquet. The Journal argued that such disclosure was required by the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), G.L.1956 chapter 2 of title 38. A Superior Court justice granted the Journal’s motion, but limited it by granting the Authority’s motion to redact the…