City of Atlanta v. Pacific & Southern Company, Inc.

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City of Atlanta vs. Pacific & Southern Company, Inc. Number: 257 Ga. 587 Year: 1987 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1987 Precedents include:

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See Also 8 External links 9 References

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City of Atlanta v. Pacific & Southern Company, Inc. was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1987 concerning the application of open meetings laws to municipal bodies.

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[edit] Background

City of Atlanta v. Pacific & Southern Company, Inc., 257 Ga. 587 (1987) (per curiam): Appeal by the City of Atlanta of an order requiring that any meeting of the Atlanta Public Safety Committee at which the so-called "Alice Bond" report was to be discussed must be open to the public. The Court affirmed the decision of the trial court (Eldridge, J.) that the meeting must be open, holding that the meeting was required to be open by the Charter of the City of Atlanta, which provides that "All meetings of the council and of its committees shall be open for attendance as provided by law." The Court emphasized that this provision leaves "no room for closed meetings." The Court did not consider the Open Meetings Act.^[1]

[edit] Supporters of the FOIA request

[edit] Criticisms of the FOIA request

[edit] Ruling of the court

[edit] Associated cases

[edit] See Also

• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

[edit] External links

[edit] References

1. ↑ Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases