Judicial System
Also see Court Records, above
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-12-09
The Virginia State Bar is a public body subject to FOIA. A task force created by a public employee to advise that employee is not a public body. Records in the possession of a public body or employee in the transaction of public business are public records. Questions regarding constitutional separation of powers are beyond…
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FOI Advisory Council Opinion AO-11-02
The FOI Advisory Council does not have authority to interpret the First Amendment. A circuit court is subject to FOIA. If the clerk’s office maintains a digital database of land conveyances, that database must be made accessible to a requester.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1991 #081
FOIA doesn’t block an otherwise valid subpoena duces tecum that asks for information that could be exempt under FOIA.
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Archer v. Mayes
SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA Archer v. Mayes Record No. 8110 194 S.E.2d 707, 213 Va. 633 March 5, 1973 GRACE ARCHER AND JAMES JOHNSON v. D. CARLETON MAYES, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF AMELIA COUNTY; S. L. FARRAR, JR., CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF AMELIA COUNTY; JOHN L. SMITH, JAMES E. FORD AND…