Phillips v. Hawthorne

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Phillips vs. Hawthorne Number: No. S97A1771, 98 FCDR 325 Year: 1998 State: Georgia Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1998 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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Phillips v. Hawthorne was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1998 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Phillips v. Hawthorne, No. S97A1771, 98 FCDR 325 (Ga., Jan. 26, 1998) (Hunstein, J.): Appeal from trial court order finding legally insufficient recall applications alleging an Open Meetings Act violation. Reversed. "The requisite information identifying the meeting was provided here not by date or location but by the controversial subject matter that was allegedly discussed at the meeting." Benham, J., joined by Carley and Thompson, JJ., dissenting.^[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