Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and Campaign for Accountability v. Consumer Credit Research Foundation

The Reporters Committee and three media organizations filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Georgia, challenging an intermediate appellate court’s holding that all exemptions to the state’s open-records law are mandatory. The brief argues, first, that decision violates the text and purpose of the Act. Second, the Court of Appeals’ interpretation would lead to untenable policy consequences, such as preventing state agencies from releasing any information if it falls into one of the exemptions. Finally, the Court of Appeals’ approach would make Georgia an outlier among the states and the federal government, leaving citizens here with far less access to government information than they would enjoy in most other jurisdictions.

Board_of_Regents_v_CCRF_RCFP_GA_Supreme_Court_Amicus_Brief.pdf