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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Department of Corrections v. Surovell
No. 141780Supreme Court of Virginia
141780 Department of Corrections v. Surovell 09/17/2015 Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.2-3705.2(6) provides that certain records related to public safety are excluded from disclosure t…
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141780 Department of Corrections v. Surovell 09/17/2015 Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.2-3705.2(6) provi…
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141780 Department of Corrections v. Surovell 09/17/2015 Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.2-3705.2(6) provides that certain records related to public safety are excluded from disclosure to the extent their production would jeopardize security of a governmental facility or the safety of persons using the facility. In a mandamus proceeding to review the refusal of the Virginia Department of Corrections to produce certain documents pertaining to various aspects of executions conducted in Virginia, the circuit court was required to give substantial weight to the agency's evidence of security concerns, and this standard should have been applied with respect to several conte…
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