Society of Professional Journalists v. Sexton

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that section 30-4-100 allows award of attorney’s fees to prevailing plaintiff in FOIA case
• finding DHEC regulation that contravened statutory provisions invalid because a regulation “must fall when it alters or adds to a statute”
• finding DHEC regulation that contravened statutory provisions invalid because a regulation \must fall when it alters or adds to a statute\
• finding attorney’s fees may be awarded to encourage agencies to comply with FOIA requests
• “Although a regulation has the force of law, it must fall when it alters or adds to a statute.”
• “Although a regulation has the force of law, it must fall when it alters or adds to a statute.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).