BRYANT v. WEISS

No. 98-564.

983 S.W.2d 902 (1998)

335 Ark. 534

Winston BRYANT, Attorney General, Appellant, v. Richard WEISS, Director, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and Mike Huckabee, Governor, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston Bryant, Atty. Gen., Kelly K. Hill, Dep. Atty. Gen., David R. Raupp, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellant.

Thomas A. Mars, John J. Watkins, Fayetteville, for appellees.


RAY THORNTON, Justice.

Attorney General Winston Bryant brings this appeal of the Pulaski County Circuit Court's finding that the Attorney General, acting in his official capacity, lacks standing to bring suit to appeal the denial of his request for access to documents pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. We do not agree that Attorney General Winston Bryant lacks standing to bring this appeal, and, accordingly, we reverse and remand.

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