Olson v. Freedom of Information Commission

Syllabus

The plaintiff appealed from the Superior Court's judgment dismissing his administrative appeal from the final decision of the defendant Freedom of Information Commission. The plaintiff claimed, inter alia, that the court improperly concluded that he was a vexatious requester pursuant to statute ((Rev. to 2021) § 1-206 (b) (5), as amended by Public Acts, Spec. Sess., June, 2021, No. 21-2, § 148). Held: The Superior Court properly determined that the commission did not misin- terpret the meaning of \vexatious requester\ under § 1-206 (b) (5) and that the term \vexatious requester\ in § 1-206 (b) (5) was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the plaintiff. The Superior Court did not abuse its discretion in declining to review, as inadequately briefed, the plaintiff's claim that the commission's applica- tion of § 1-206 (b) (5) resulted in viewpoint discrimination in violation of article first, § 5, of the Connecticut constitution, as the plaintiff failed to provide analysis applying the legal authority set forth in his brief to the facts of this case. Argued March 10—officially released April 21, 2026