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· 6/29/2001

Burlington Free Press v. University of Vermont

Citations

  • 779 A.2d 60
  • 172 Vt. 303
  • 29 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2276
  • 2001 Vt. LEXIS 184

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • declining to \expressly adopt\ federal FOIA factors because PRA's fee provision does not include specific factors for trial courts to consider, but acknowledging that federal factors \may be considered along with other relevant factors\
  • “In considering [the factors a trial court relied on in awarding attorney’s fees], we bear in mind that the single most important element is the discretion of the trial judge, who has had a continuing relationship with the parties throughout the suit.” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: Amestoy, Dooley, Morse, Johnson, Skoglund

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