LEWISTON DAILY SUN v. CITY OF AUBURN


544 A.2d 335 (1988)

LEWISTON DAILY SUN, INC. v. CITY OF AUBURN, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan M. Dench (orally), Laurie A. Gibson, Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, Auburn, for plaintiff.

Curtis Webber (orally), Linnell, Choate & Webber, Auburn, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, SCOLNIK and CLIFFORD, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

On report, the Superior Court (Androscoggin County) asks us to determine whether the meetings of the special Civil Service Study Committee of the City of Auburn constitute "public proceedings" under the Maine Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1979 & Supp.1987), and are thus subject to the Act's open meetings requirement. Id. § 403. The Superior Court ordered the report after having granted a temporary...

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