Major FOIA Litigation by State

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This is a list of major FOIA litigation, organized by state. If you were looking for FOIA litigation organized by year, please see: Court cases with an impact on state FOIA

(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon to the right of the Year heading)

[edit] Alabama

Lawsuit	Year
Brewer v. Watson (Brewer III)	1882
Chambers v. Birmingham News Co	1989
Dale v. Birmingham News	1984
Dunn v. Alabama State University Board of Trustees	1993
Excise Commissioner of Citronelle v. State ex rel. Skinner	1912
Miglionico v. Birmingham News Company	1979
Montgomery Advertiser v. Montgomery County Board of Education	1991
Slawson & Furman v. Alabama Forestry Commission	1994
Stone v. Consolidated Publishing Co	1981

For more information, see: Alabama Public Records Law or Alabama sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Alaska

Lawsuit	Year
Anchorage School District v. Anchorage Daily News	1989
Capital Information Group v. Office of the Governor	1996
City of Kenai v. Kenai Peninsula Newspapers	1982
Doe v. Superior Court	1986
Fuller v. City of Homer	2003
Gwich'in Steering Committee v. Office of the Governor	2000

For more information, see: Alaska Public Records Act or Alaska sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Arizona

Lawsuit	Year
Arizona Newspapers Inc. v. Superior Court	1985
Carlson v. Pima County	1984
City of Prescott v. Town of Chino Valley	1990
Cox Arizona Publications Inc. v. Collins	1993
Lake v. City of Phoenix	2009
Mathews v. Pyle	1952

For more information, see: Arizona Public Records Law or Arizona sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Arkansas

Lawsuit	Year
Collins v. State of Arkansas	1940
Kristen Investment Properties, LLC v. Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department	2000
Ragland v. Yeargan	1986
Republican Party of Arkansas v. State ex rel. Hall	1966

For more information, see: Arkansas Freedom of Information Act or Arkansas sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] California

Lawsuit	Year
Adler v. City Council of Culver City	1960
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Deukmejian	1982
American Federation of State etc. Employees v. Regents of University of California	1978
Bakersfield City School Dist. v. Superior Court	2004
Black Panther Party v. Kehoe	1974
Braun v. City of Taft	1984
CBS Broadcasting v. Superior Court	2001
CBS Inc. v. Block	1986
California State University, Fresno Assn., Inc. v. Superior Court	2001
Californians Aware v. Orange Unified School District	2006
Chronicle Publishing Company v. Superior Court	1960
City & County of San Francisco v. Superior Court	1951
City of Hemet v. Superior Court	1995
Cohan v. City of Thousand Oaks	1994
Coronado Police Officers Association v. Carroll	2003
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court	1993
Desert Sun v. Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority	2005
Dixon v. Superior Court	2009
Epstein v. Hollywood Entertainment Dist. II Business Improvement Dist.	2001
International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc.	1999
Lorig v. Medical Board	2000
Mushet v. Department of Public Service of City of Los Angeles	1917
Register Div. of Freedom Newspapers Inc. v. County of Orange	1984
Sacramento Newspaper Guild v. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors	1968
San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior Court	1983
State Board of Equalization v. Superior Court	1992
Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court	1991
Versaci v. Superior Court	2005
Williams v. Superior Court	1993

For more information, see: California Public Records Act or California sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Colorado

Lawsuit	Year
CFI Steel v. Office of Air Pollution Control	2003
Cole v. State of Colorado	1983
Dawson v. State Compensation Insurance Authority	1990
Denver Post v. Ritter	2008
Denver Post v. Stapleton Development	2000
Denver Post v. University of Colorado	1987
Denver Publishing v. Dreyfus	1974
Downing v. Brown	1877
Freedom Newspapers v. Colorado Springs	1987
Glenwood Post v. City of Glenwood Springs	1986
Hudspeth v. Board of County Commissioners	1983
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball Stadium District	1994
Ritter v. Brad Jones	2008
Times-Call Publishing Co. Inc. v. Wingfield	1966
Wick v. Montrose County Board of County Commissioners	2003
Zubeck v. El Paso County Retirement Plan	1998

For more information, see: Colorado Open Records Act or Colorado sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Connecticut

Lawsuit	Year
Board of Trustees of Woodstock Academy v. FOIC	1980
Lieberman v. State Board of Labor Relations	1990

For more information, see: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act or Connecticut sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Delaware

Lawsuit	Year
Delaware Solid Waste Authority v. News-Journal Co.	1984
Guy v. Judicial Nominating Commission	1995
Lee v. Minner	2005
New Castle County Vocational-Technical Education Association v. Board of Education	1978
News-Journal Co. v. Billingsley	1980

For more information, see: Delaware Freedom of Information Act or Delaware sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Florida

Lawsuit	Year
Bundy v. State of Florida	1984
Florida Freedom Newspapers v. McCrary	1988
Lorenzo v. City of Venice	2008
Miami Herald Publishing Company v. Lewis	1982
News and Sun-Sentinel Company v. Schwab, Twitty, & Hanser Architecture Group	1992
Palm Beach Newspapers Inc. v. Burk	1987
Times Publishing Co. v. Williams	1969
Vanette Webb v. School Board of Escambia County	2009
Wait v. Florida Power & Light	1979

For more information, see: Florida Sunshine Law or Florida sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Georgia

Lawsuit	Year
Athens Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Classic Center Authority for Clarke County	1989
Atlanta Journal and Constitution v. Long	1988
Atlanta Journal v. Babush	1988
Atlanta Journal v. Hill	1987
Beck v. Crisp County Zoning Board of Appeals	1996
Brennan v. Commissioners of Chatham County	1993
Bryan County Board of Equalization v. Bryan County Board of Tax Assessors	2001
Camden County v. Haddock	1999
City of Atlanta v. Pacific & Southern Company, Inc.	1987
City of Helen v. White County News	1996
Claxton Enterprise v. Evans County Board of Commissioners	2001
Coggin v. Davey	1975
Crosland v. Butts County Board of Zoning Appeals	1994
Davis v. City of Macon	1992
Davis v. Shavers	1994
Deriso v. Cooper	1980
Dozier v. Norris	1978
Evans County Board of Commissioners v. The Claxton Enterprise	2002
Fathers Are Parents Too v. Hunstein	1992
Goddard v. City of Albany	2009
Green v. Drinnon	1992
Guthrie v. Dalton City School District	1994
Hackworth v. Board of Education	1994
Harms v. Adams	1977
Jersawitz v. Fortson	1994
Johnson v. Nicely	1988
Kilgore v. RW Page Corporation	1989
Kilgore v. RW Page Corporation, 1991	1991
Macon Telegraph v. City of Forsyth	1988
Maxwell v. Carney	2001
McLarty v. Board of Regents	1973
Moon v. Terrell County et al.	2001
News Publishing Company d/b/a Rome News-Tribune v. Board of Education of the City of Rome	1991
Newsome v. City of Union Point	1982
Northside Realty Association v. Community Relations Commission	1977
Northwest Georgia Health System, Inc. v. Times-Journal, Inc.	1995
Parker v. Lee	1989
Phillips v. Hawthorne	1998
Red & Black Publishing Company v. Board of Regents	1993
Schoen v. Cherokee County	2000
State of Georgia v. Kennedy	1985
Steele v. Honea	1991
Times-Journal, Inc., d/b/a Marietta Daily Journal v. Cobb County, et al.	1989
Walker v. City of Warner Robins	1992
Wiggins v. The Board of Commissioners of Tift County, GA	2002
Worthy v. Paulding County Hospital Authority	1979

For more information, see: Georgia Open Records Act or Georgia sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Hawaii

Lawsuit	Year
Burnham Broadcasting Co. v. County of Hawaii	1992
Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu	2006

For more information, see: Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act or Hawaii sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Idaho

Lawsuit	Year
Federated Publications Inc. v. Boise City	1996

For more information, see: Idaho Public Records Act or Idaho sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Illinois

Lawsuit	Year
AFSCME v. Cook County	1990
Board of Regents of the Regency University System v. Reynard	1997
Carrigan v. Harkrader	1986
Duncan Publishing v. City of Chicago	1999
Family Life League v. Department of Public Aid	1986
Kenyon v. Garrels	1989
Lieber v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University	1996
Mark O. Stern v. Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unity School District 200	2009
People ex rel. Ulrich v. Stukel	1997
People ex. rel. Gibson v. Peller	1962
Roulette v. Department of Central Mgmt. Servs	1986

For more information, see: Illinois Freedom of Information Act or Illinois sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Indiana

Lawsuit	Year
Gallagher v. Marion County Victim Advocate Program, Inc.	1980
Indiana Civil Liberties Union v. Indiana Gen. Assembly	1986
Indianapolis Star v. Trustees of Indiana University	2003
Pigman v. Evansville Press	1989
Riggin v. Board of Trustees of Ball State University	1986
State ex rel. Colescott v. King	1900

For more information, see: Indiana Access to Public Records Act or Indiana sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Iowa

Lawsuit	Year
City of Dubuque v. Telegraph Herald Inc.	1980
City of Sioux City v. Greater Sioux City Press Club	1988
Des Moines Register & Tribune Co. v. Osmundson	1976
Dobrovolny v. Reinhardt	1970
Iowa Civil Rights Commission v. City of Des Moines	1981
Linder v. Eckard	1967
Northeast Council on Substance Abuse Inc. v. Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Div. of Substance Abuse	1994

For more information, see: Iowa Open Records Law or Iowa sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Kansas

Lawsuit	Year
Cypress Media v. City of Overland Park	2000
Memorial Hospital Association Inc. v. Knutsen	1986
O'Hair v. USD 300	1990
State of Kansas v. USD 305	1988
State v. Sedgwick County Commissioners	1989
State, ex rel. Stephen v. Harder	1982
Stephens v. Van Arsdale	1980

For more information, see: Kansas Open Records Act or Kansas sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Kentucky

Lawsuit	Year
Bowling v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government	2005
Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co. v. McDonald	1974
Courier-Journal v. City of Louisville	2006
Courier-Journal v. Kentucky High School Athletics Association	2005
Courier-Journal v. University of Louisville Foundation	2005
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government v. Lexington Herald-Leader Co.	1997
Skaggs v. Redford	1992
Zink v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Workers’ Claims, Labor Cabinet	1994

For more information, see: Kentucky Open Records Act or Kentucky sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Louisiana

Lawsuit	Year
Angelo Iafrate Constr., L.L.C. v. State of Louisiana	2004
Association of Rights of Citizens v. St. Bernard	1990
Bester v. Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on Bar Admissions	2000
Broderick v. State, Department of Environmental Quality	2000
Burkett v. UDS Management	1999
Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council	1997
Common Cause v. Morial	1987
Diggs v. Pennington	2003
Eastbank Consolidated Special Service Fire Protection District v. Crossen	2005
Elliott v. District Attorney of Baton Rouge	1995
First Commerce Title Co. Inc. v. Martin	2005
Hatfield v. Bush (I)	1989
Hatfield v. Bush (II)	1990
Hill v. East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services	2006
Hill v. Mamoulides	1986
Hilliard v. Litchfield	2002
Joseph v. Hospital Service District No. 2 of the Parish of St. Mary	2001
Kyle v. Perrilloux	2003
Landis v. Moreau	2001
Local 100, SEIU v. Smith	2003
Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on Bar Admissions v. Roberts	2001
Phillips v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University	1980
Plaquemines Parish Council v. Petrovich	1994
Reeves v. Orleans Parish School Board	1973
St. Mary Anesthesia Association Inc. v. Hospital Service District No. 2 of Parish of St. Mary	2001
State of Louisiana v. Jean	2003
State of Louisiana v. Nicholls College Foundation	1992
Times Picayune Publishing Corp. v. Board of Supervisors	2003
Vourvoulias v. Movassaghi	2005

For more information, see: Louisiana Public Records Act or Louisiana sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Maine

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in Maine. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: Maine Freedom of Access Act or Maine sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Maryland

Lawsuit	Year
A. S. Abell Publishing Co. v. Mezzanote	1983
Belt v. Prince George's Co	1890
City of Baltimore Development Corporation v. Carmel Realty Associates	2006
City of New Carrollton v. Rogers	1980
Community and Labor United for Baltimore Charter Committee (CLUB) v. Baltimore City Board of Elections	2003
Faulk v. State's Attorney for Harford County	1984
Hamilton v. Verdow	1980
Pressman v. Elgin	1946

For more information, see: Maryland Public Information Act or Maryland sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Massachusetts

Lawsuit	Year
Attorney General v. School Committee of Northampton	1978
Bougas v. Chief of Police of Lexington	1976
Connelly v. School Committee of Hanover	1991
District Attorney for the Plymouth District v. Board of Selectmen of Middleborough	1985
Gerstein v. Superintendent Search Screening Committee	1989
Ghiglione v. School Committee of Southbridge	1978
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Boston Retirement Board	1983
Hastings & Sons Publishing Co. v. City Treasurer of Lynn	1978
Pearson v. Board of Health of Chicopee	1988
Pottle v. School Committee of Braintree	1985
Yaro v. Board of Appeals of Newburyport	1980

For more information, see: Massachusetts Public Records Act or Massachusetts sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Michigan

Lawsuit	Year
Booth Newspapers Inc. v. Muskegon Probate Judge	1968
Booth Newspapers Inc. v. University of Michigan Board of Regents	1993
Breighner v. Michigan High School Athletic Assoc.	2004
Burton v. Tuite	1889
Detroit Free Press v. City of Allen Park	2005
Detroit Free Press v. City of Detroit	2005
Detroit Free Press v. Michigan Attorney General	2005
Detroit News v. Policemen and Firemen Retirement System	2002
Jackson v. Eastern Michigan University	1996
Mullin v. Detroit Police Dept.	1984
Nowack v. Auditor General	1928
Proctor v. White Lake Police Dept.	2001
State Defender Union Employees v Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit	1998
State Defender Union Employees v. Legal Aid and Defender Assoc. of Detroit	1998
State Employees Association v. Dept. of Management and Budget	1987
Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner	1991

For more information, see: Michigan Freedom of Information Act or Michigan sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Minnesota

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in Minnesota. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: Minnesota Data Practices Act or Minnesota sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Mississippi

Lawsuit	Year
Board of Trustees v. Mississippi Publishers Corporation	1985
Citizens for Equal Property Rights v. Board of Supervisors of Lowndes Co.	1998
Clarion-Ledger v. Entergy Mississippi	2005
Delta Democrat Times v. Greenville	1986
Logan v. Mississippi Abstract Co.	1941
Mayor and Aldermen v. Vicksburg Printing & Publishing Co.	1983
Pollard v. State of Mississippi	1967
Roberts v. Mississippi Republican Party State Executive Comm.	1985
Shipman v. North Panola Consolidated School District	1994
W. T. Rawleigh Co. v. Hester	1941

For more information, see: Mississippi Public Records Act or Mississippi sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Missouri

Lawsuit	Year
Tuft v. City of St. Louis	1995

For more information, see: Missouri Sunshine Law or Missouri sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Montana

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in Montana. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: Montana Public Records Act or Montana sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Nebraska

Lawsuit	Year
Grein v. Board of Education	1984
State ex rel. Upper Republican Natural Resources District v. District Judges of the District Court for Chase County	2007

For more information, see: Nebraska Public Records Law or Nebraska sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Nevada

Lawsuit	Year
DR Partners v. Board of County Commissioners of Clark County	2000
Del Papa v. Board Of Regents Of The University and Community College System Of Nevada	2000
Donrey of Nevada v. Bradshaw	1990
Mulford v. Davey	1947
Neal v. Griepentrog	1992
State of Nevada v. Grimes	1906

For more information, see: Nevada Open Records Act or Nevada sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] New Hampshire

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in New Hampshire. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: New Hampshire Right to Know Law or New Hampshire sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] New Jersey

Lawsuit	Year
Asbury Park Press v. New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation	2005
Asbury Park Press v. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office	2004
Asbury Park Press v. Township of Neptune Sewerage Authority	2005
Gannett New Jersey Partners v. County of Middlesex	2005
Nero v. Hyland	1978
Polillo v. Deane	1977

For more information, see: New Jersey Open Public Records Act or New Jersey sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] New Mexico

Lawsuit	Year
Carlsbad Current-Argus and New Mexico Foundation for Open Government v. City of Carlsbad	2005
State, ex rel. Attorney General v. First Judicial District Court	1981

For more information, see: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act or New Mexico sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] New York

Lawsuit	Year
Buffalo News v. Buffalo Enterprise Development Corporation	1994
Buffalo News v. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority	1990
COMPS v. Town of Islip	2006
Capital Newspapers v. Burns	1986
Capital Newspapers v. Whalen	1987
Daily Gazette v. Schenectady	1999
Fink v. Lefkowitz	1979
Kryston v. Board of Education, East Ramapo School District	1980
Lucas v. Pastor	1986
Muniz v. Roth	1994
New York News v. Grinker	1989
New York News v. Staten Island	1995
Newsday v. State Department of Transportation	2004
Russo v. Nassau Community College	1993
Scott, Sardano &. Pomeranz v Records Access Officer	1985
Washington Post v. Insurance Department	1984
Westchester Rockland Newspapers v. Kimball	1980
Whitehead v. Morgenthau	1990
Zaleski v. Hicksville Union Free School District	1978

For more information, see: New York Freedom of Information Law or New York sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] North Carolina

Lawsuit	Year
City of Burlington v. Boney Publishers	2004
Maready v. City of Winston-Salem	1996
McCormick v. Hanson Aggregates Southeast	2004
News & Observer v. Interim Board of Education for Wake County	1976
Student Bar Association v. Byrd	1977

For more information, see: North Carolina Public Records Law or North Carolina sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] North Dakota

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in North Dakota. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: North Dakota Open Records Statute or North Dakota sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Ohio

Lawsuit	Year
Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. City of Akron	1965
State ex rel. Fostoria Daily Review Co. v. Fostoria Hospital Association	1988
State ex rel. Plain Dealer v. Cleveland	1996
State ex rel. Steffen v. Kraft	1993
State ex rel. Toledo Blade v. University of Toledo Foundation	1992
State ex rel. WBNS TV Inc. v. Dues	2004
State ex rel. Warren Newspapers Inc. v. Hutson	1994
State of Ohio v. Allen	2005
TBC Westlake Inc. v. Hamilton County Board of Revision	1998
The Cincinnati Enquirer v. Walter Handy and Malcolm Adcock	2005
Wells v. Lewis	1901

For more information, see: Ohio Open Records Law or Ohio sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Oklahoma

Lawsuit	Year
City of Lawton v. Moore	1993
International Association of Firefighters, Local No. 2479 v. Thorpe	1981
Oklahoma City News Broadcasters Association Inc. v. Nigh	1984
Oklahoma Pub. Co. v. City of Moore	1984
Sanders v. Benton	1978
State of Oklahoma v. Migliaccio	1996
Tulsa Tribune Co. v. Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission	1986

For more information, see: Oklahoma Open Records Act or Oklahoma sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Oregon

Lawsuit	Year
Davis v. Walker	1991
Gray v. Salem-Keizer School District	1996
In Defense of Animals v. OHSU	2005
Mail Tribune v. Michael Winters	2008
McEwan v. Holm	1961

For more information, see: Oregon Public Records Law or Oregon sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Pennsylvania

Lawsuit	Year
Judge v. Pocius	1977

For more information, see: Pennsylvania Right to Know Law or [[Pennsylvania sunshine lawsuits]

[edit] Rhode Island

Lawsuit	Year
Providence Journal Co. v. Sundlun	1992

For more information, see: Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act or Rhode Island sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] South Carolina

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in South Carolina. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: South Carolina Freedom of Information Act or South Carolina sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] South Dakota

We do not currently have any pages on litigation in South Dakota. To add some see our [[Sunshine Review:WikiProject Sunshine litigation|Sunshine litigation project page.

For more information, see: South Dakota Sunshine Law or South Dakota sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Tennessee

Lawsuit	Year
Dorrier v. Dark	1976
Mayhew v. Wilde	2001
Memphis Publishing Co. v. Cherokee Children & Family Services	2002
Memphis Publishing Co. v. City of Memphis	1974
Memphis Publishing Co. v. Holt	1986
State ex rel. Wellford v. Williams	1903
Tennessean v. Bureau of TennCare	2005
Tennessean v. Electric Power Board of Nashville	1998
Tennessean v. Tennessee Department of Personnel	2007
The Tennessean v. Powers Management/Allen v. Day	2004

For more information, see: Tennessee Open Records Act or Tennessee sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Texas

Lawsuit	Year
Avinash Rangra; Anna Monclova v. Frank D. Brown	2009
City of Abilene v. Shackelford	1978
City of Garland v. Dallas Morning News	1999
Gill v. Snow	1982
Jenkins v. State of Texas	1903
Palacios v. Corbett	1915
Tovar v. Texas	1998

For more information, see: Texas Public Information Act or Texas sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Utah

Lawsuit	Year
Deseret News Publishing Co. v. Utah Department of Public Safety	1992
Fox Television Stations Inc. v. Clary	1996
Graham v. Davis County Solid Waste Management & Energy Recovery Special Service District	1999
Jolley v. Utah State Senate	1996
KSL-TV v. Juab County Sheriff's Office	1998
KUTV Inc. v. Utah State Board of Education	1984
Scripps League Newspapers v. City of Orem	1996

For more information, see: Utah Government Records Access and Management Act or Utah sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Vermont

Lawsuit	Year
Clement v. Graham	1906
Matte v. City of Winooski	1970
State of Vermont v. Edgar Whitney	2005
State v. Vermont Emergency Board	1978
Trombley v. Bellows Falls Union High School District	1992

For more information, see: Vermont Public Records Law or Vermont sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Virginia

Lawsuit	Year
Gannett v. Department of Health and Social Services	2005
McBurney and Hurlbert v. McDonnell	2009

For more information, see: Virginia Freedom of Information Act or Virginia sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Washington

Lawsuit	Year
ACLU v. City of Seattle	2009
Brouillet v. Cowles Publishing	1990
Cathcart v. Andersen	1974
City of Federal Way v. Koenig	2009
Cowles Publishing Co. v. Murphy	1981
Hangartner v. City of Seattle	2004
Harold Carey v. Mason County	2009
Hearst Corp. v. Hoppe	1978
Nast v. Michels	1986
O’Neill v. City of Shoreline	Year
Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington	1994
Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound v. City of Des Moines	2009
Soter v. Cowles Publishing	2007
Wood v. Battle Ground School District	2001
Yousoufian v. Office of Ron Sims	2009

For more information, see: Washington Public Records Act or Washington sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] West Virginia

Lawsuit	Year
4-H Road Com. v. W.Va. Univ. Foundation	1989
Affiiliated Construction Trades Foundation v. Regional Jail And Correctional Authority	1997
Appalachian Power Co. v. Public Service Commission	1979
Casto v. Board of Education	1894
Charleston Gazette v. City of Charleston	1998
Charleston Mail Association v. Kelly	1965
Child Protection Group v. Cline	1986
Daily Gazette v. West Virginia Board of Medicine	1986
Daily Gazette v. West Virginia Development Office	1996
Daily Gazette v. West Virginia State Bar	1984
Daily Gazette v. Withrow	1986
Hechler v. Casey	1985
Maclay v Jones	2000
McComas v. Board of Education of Fayette County	1996
Ogden Newspapers v. City of Charleston	1994
Richardson v. Town of Kimball	1986
State ex rel. Herald Mail Co. v. Hamilton	1980
State of West Virginia v. Brotherton	2003
State of West Virginia v. Harrison	1947
The Associated Press v. Canterbury	2009
Thompson v. W. Va. Board of Osteopathy	1994
Withrow v. Surface	1931

For more information, see: West Virginia Freedom of Information Act or West Virginia sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Wisconsin

Lawsuit	Year
Armada Broadcasting, Inc. v. Stirn	1994
Hathaway v. Green Bay School District	1984
Hempel v. City of Baraboo	2005
International Union, UAW v. Gooding	1947
Lautenschlager v. Gunderson	2008
Linzmeyer v. D.J. Forcey	2002
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel v. Department of Administration	2008
Newspapers Inc. v. Breier	1979
Sands v. Whitnall School District	2008
State ex rel. Newspapers Inc. v. Showers	1987
State of Wisconsin v. Beaver Dam Area Development Corporation	2008
WIREdata, Inc. v. Village of Sussex	2008
Watton v. Hegerty	2008
Wisconsin Newspress, Inc. v. School District of Sheboygan Falls	1996
Woznicki v. Erickson	1996
Zellner v. Cedarburg School District	2007
Zellner v. Herrick	2009

For more information, see: Wisconsin Open Records Law or Wisconsin sunshine lawsuits.

[edit] Wyoming

Lawsuit	Year
Allsop v. Cheyenne Newspapers	2002
Houghton v. Franscell	1994
Laramie River Conservation Council v. Dinger	1977
Record-Times, Inc. v. Town of Wheatland	1982
Sheridan Newspapers v. City of Sheridan	1983
Sublette County Rural Health Care District v. Miley	1997
University of Wyoming v. Gressley	1999
Williams v. Stafford	1979
Wyoming Department of Transportation v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 800	1995

For more information, see: Wyoming Sunshine Law or Wyoming sunshine lawsuits.