Supreme Court of Connecticut
Lieberman v. Aronow
December 8, 2015
Summary
The court held that reports resolving a formal grievance alleging misconduct by a state university faculty member are not exempt from disclosure as records of faculty performance and evaluation. Applying the statutory text, related statutes, legislative history, and the policy favoring disclosure, the court narrowly construed the exemption to cover formal performance-evaluation records rather than grievance-resolution documents containing evaluative material. The court therefore affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff's administrative appeal.