Alabama sunshine lawsuits
From Sunshine Review
Here is a list of major FOIA court decisions and their affect on the Alabama Public Records Law.
(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon below the Year heading)
| Case | Year | Precedent |
|---|---|---|
| Brewer v. Watson (Brewer III) | 1882 | It was one of the earliest open records lawsuits, establishing the judicial backing for the viewing of public records in Alabama. |
| Chambers v. Birmingham News Co | 1989 | |
| Dale v. Birmingham News | 1984 | This case established that all meetings, whether formal or informal, classify as meetings subject to Alabama law. |
| Dunn v. Alabama State University Board of Trustees | 1993 | This case established a precedent for an attorney-client privilege exemption to open meetings law. |
| Excise Commissioner of Citronelle v. State ex rel. Skinner | 1912 | This case established the release of records for those interested prior to the Public Records Law. |
| Miglionico v. Birmingham News Company | 1979 | |
| Montgomery Advertiser v. Montgomery County Board of Education | 1991 | This case established that the exemption for discussion of character did not automatically result in a closed meeting but merely required the meeting leader to control the material presented. |
| Slawson & Furman v. Alabama Forestry Commission | 1994 | This case required the publication of announcements declaring the times of closed and private meetings. |
| Stone v. Consolidated Publishing Co | 1981 |
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