Steele v. Honea

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Steele vs. Honea Number: 261 Ga. 644 Year: 1991 State: Georgia Court: {{{Court}}} Other lawsuits in Georgia Other lawsuits in 1991 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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Steele v. Honea was a case before the Georgia Supreme Court in 1991 concerning open meetings laws.

[edit] Important precedents

[edit] Background

Steele v. Honea, 261 Ga. 644 (1991) (Weltner, J.) [19 Med. L. Rep. 1605]: Conduct of public official who participates in closed meeting that is required by law to be open can become ground for recall under 1989 Recall Act. According to Fletcher, J., concurring, "The practical side of the majority decision is to point out that if there is the slightest doubt, or any question whatsoever, as to whether a matter can be the subject of a closed meeting, DO NOT CLOSE. To err in favor of openness will not result in the imposition of penalties on public officials, however, to err otherwise may well result in such penalties."^[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