Magee v. Abek, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that, under FOIA, “the general rule is disclosure and ... exceptions will be narrowly construed”
• noting that, in arguing that Freedom of Information Commission had wrongfully denied them party status, plaintiffs satisfied first prong of aggrievement test because plaintiffs’ conduct during ‘‘mock arrest’’ was substance of ‘‘board’s investigation, executive session and vote’’
• where statutory language not absolutely clear, reference may be made to legislative history to determine purpose
• “the general rule [under FOIA] is disclosure and ... exceptions will be narrowly construed”
• agency’s denial of party status during agency proceeding pursuant to statute was not ‘‘intended to grant unfettered discretion to the [agency] to decide who can appeal the merits of its decisions’’
• § 10-151c applies to principal and assistant principal but does not protect against “the public disclosure of the substance of votes of a public agency that happen to concern matters of personnel, teacher performance or evaluation”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).