Note:  The court decisions published here are for the convenience of the public.  While every effort is made to assure accuracy, the public is advised that only the original court decisions are official.  In this regard, please note that the format of court decisions at this Website may not correspond exactly to the format in the official version of those decisions.

Listed below are court decisions pertaining to appeals of FOI decisions.

Next to each decision listed is a short description of the issue or issues involved in the decision.  These descriptions are intended to be used as a general index to assist the public and may not reference every issue in each decision.

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2001 Court Decisions
The list of court decisions issued in 2001 is updated when the Commission receives such decisions from the courts.   These decision documents are in HTML.

CHIEF OF POLICE, TOWN OF WINDHAM v. FOIC (Law Enforcement Records /Megan's Law)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES v. FOIC (Trade Secrets and Attorney-Client Privilege) See 2002 decisions for Appellate Court decision

TOWN OF GROTON v. FOIC (Law Enforcement Records /Uncorroborated Allegations of Criminal Activity)
DONALD W. SHULTZ, T OF WINDHAM v. FOIC (Access to Records/ Broad Request)
OFF OF MUNICIPAL CLERK HTF v. FOIC (Access to Records /Use of hand-held scanner)
COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. FOIC ( Personnel Medical and Similar Files/ Sexual Harassment Complaint)
HARTFORD COURANT CO. & JACK DOLAN v. FOIC (Fees/ Criminal History Database)
KATHERINE MAXWELL, CONTROLLER TOWN OF WINDHAM v. FOIC ET AL. (Attorney-Client Privilege and Pending Claims and Litigation) See 2002 decisions for Supreme Court decision
PAMELA DAVIS v. FOIC (Federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act / Motor Vehicle Grand Lists) Superior Court. See 2002 decisions for Supreme Court decisions
 
LORRAINE LONGMOOR v. FOIC (Access to Records / Records Do Not exist)
DAVID ROYCE v. FOIC (Executive Sessions / Appointment of a Public Officer)
MERIWEATHER, INC. v. FOIC ( Public Agency / Functional Equivalence Test - Appellate Court)
BRUCE KAZ v. FOIC (Personnel, Medical and Similar files and Attorney-Client Privilege) 
COALITION TO SAVE HORSEBARN v. FOIC (Preliminary Drafts)
DIRECTOR, RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS SERVICES DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER v. FOIC (Personnel, Medical and Similar Files / State Employee Addresses)
RICHARD JERR v. FOIC (Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-151c / Teacher Performance Evaluations)
GEORGIA v. FOIC (Meetings/Administrative or Staff Meeting)
ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL v. FOIC (Regular Meetings/Two-thirds Vote to Add New Business) 
DOT v. FOIC (Personnel, Medical and Similar Files / Investigative Summary of Allegation of Sexual Harassment)