Maxwell v. Carney

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Maxwell vs. Carney Number: none Year: 2001 State: Georgia Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 2001 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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Maxwell v. Carney was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 2001 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Maxwell v. Carney , 273 Ga. 864 (2001) (Thompson, J.): County board of commissioners held monthly meeting in usual room, but on one occasion the room could not accommodate all people who wanted to attend. Board did not move meeting to larger room that had been used previously for meetings.

Supreme Court affirmed lower court's ruling that board must conduct meetings in larger meeting room if usual room was too small; but reversed lower court's ruling that board was required to provide adequate seating to enable all members of public to attend the meeting. Held that Act requires adequate, advance notice of a meeting, not physical access to all members of public. ^[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