From the Greensboro News and Record (7/6/10): The N.C. Supreme Court forcefully backed the state's Public Records Act in an important case in June.
The unanimous decision gave a big victory to the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC), which had to fight hard for its rights, but also to everyone else who wants to keep an eye on government agencies.
SEANC has every reason to watch the N.C. Department of State Treasurer. The treasurer manages the retirement accounts of public employees.
The association wouldn’t see much, however, without the Public Records Act, which essentially say that information held by public agencies belongs to the people unless specific exceptions are made.