Johnson v. Nicely

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Johnson vs. Nicely Number: 258 Ga. 574 Year: 1988 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1988 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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Johnson v. Nicelywas a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1988 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Johnson v. Nicely, 258 Ga. 574 (1988) (Gregory, J.): Suit to invalidate the Warren County Board of Commissioner's application to be a host site for a hazardous waste dump based on improper notice of the Board's meeting in violation of the Open Meetings Act. The Court reversed the decision of the trial court (Pickett, J.) invalidating the application, holding that, even though the notice did not state the exact time and place of the meeting, the notice was nevertheless sufficient to comply with the statute and added that "[i]f more effective notice is desired, the statute must be amended." Justice Weltner dissented, arguing that the notice was inadequate as a matter of law.^[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