Board of Selectmen of the Town of Ridgefield v. Freedom of Information Commission

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of the board’s administrative appeal, holding that the Freedom of Information Act’s emergency-meeting exception was not unconstitutionally vague and that the commission reasonably determined that the board’s meeting was not an emergency meeting. The commission also acted within its discretion by declaring the board’s actions null and void, and any improper fact-finding by the trial court was harmless. The court resolved the appeal on nonconstitutional grounds before reaching the vagueness claim, which it ultimately rejected as well.