Ethics Commission of the Town of Glastonbury v. Freedom of Information Commission

Summary

The court held that the Freedom of Information Commission exceeded its statutory remedial authority by ordering the town ethics commission to record and preserve all future executive or closed sessions for three years. The statutory authority to provide relief sufficient to rectify a denial of a right permits corrective measures connected to a past violation, not obligations addressing only possible future violations. The court reversed the trial court’s judgments dismissing the appeals and remanded with direction to render judgment for the ethics commission.