Dozier v. Norris

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Dozier vs. Norris Number: 241 Ga. 230 Year: 1978 State: Georgia Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1978 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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Dozier v. Norris was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1978 concerning open meetings laws.

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Dozier v. Norris, 241 Ga. 230 (1978) (per curiam): Suit by citizens and taxpayers of Columbia County to invalidate certain action by the county commission taken at an allegedly secret meeting held in one of the commissioner's homes. As in Harms, the Court affirmed the rejection by the trial court (Pierce, J.) of the Open Meetings claim, holding that Act "does not require notice to the public of governmental meetings; rather, it merely requires meetings to be open to the public." Unlike in Harms, the Court recognized the importance of such a notice requirement if the Act is to be effective: "The trial court realized and this court realizes the potential for abuse when meetings that are open to the public are held away from their usual places." [Note that the present Open Meetings Act requires notice of meetings.]ref>Synopsis of Georgia Open Meetings Act Cases</ref>

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[edit] Ruling of the court

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• Georgia Open Meetings Act
• Georgia Open Records Act

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[edit] References