West Virginia sunshine lawsuits
Here is a list of major FOIA court decisions and their affect on the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon below the Year heading)
| Article | Year | Precedent |
|---|---|---|
| 4-H Road Com. v. W.Va. Univ. Foundation | 1989 | This case established that the West Virginia University Foundation is not a public body because it was created by private individuals and its funding comes from private sources. |
| 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 | This case established the importance of open meetings with regard to matters that directly affect the population prior to the passing of legislation. |
| 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 | |
| Queen v. W. Va. University Hospitals | 1987 | This case established that a private entity need not expressly be created by a public body to be considered a creation of the public body. Strongly enabling statutes that establish the purpose, function and bylaws of a soon to be established corporation can constitute creation with regards to the public records laws |
| 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 |
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