Date Posted: Friday, November 9th, 2012
Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that several of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders will participate in workshops his office is organizing next week to help Delawareans at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. Scheduled for November 14 in Georgetown and Milford and November 15 in New Castle, the workshops are offered […]
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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Dover – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that a Superior Court judge has granted his office’s demands that the Camden-Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority release records under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The ruling, from Judge Robert Young, compels the authority to turn over its employee salary, overtime and benefits information. Judge Young […]
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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Petitioner alleged that the City Council of the City of Lewes had violated open meeting requirements at the January 11, 2010 Council meeting.
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Date Posted: Friday, July 27th, 2012
The City of Wilmington refused to disclose salary information for law enforcement officers and claimed that such information exempt from disclosure under FOIA. It was held that the burden of justifying the withholding of records is on the custodian, that exemptions from disclosure are to be applied narrowly and that as a general matter, salary information falls within the definition of public record. As a result, Wilmington was directed to disclose the information.
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Date Posted: Friday, July 13th, 2012
Petitioner alleged that the Town of Dewey had failed to provide proper notice as to the topics to be discussed in the executive sessions of the two November 2011 meetings. DOJ held that the agendas for those meetings failed to specify the topics to be discussed in executive session and as a result, did not comply with the open meeting requirements, such that the actions taken during the meetings were voidable. Following a review of the agendas and minutes for all of the meetings of the Town Council of Dewey Beach from January 2011 through April 2012, it was determined that there was a pattern to disregard the open meeting requirements. DOJ and the Town of Dewey Beach entered into a FOIA Remedies Agreement pursuant to which Dewey was required to cooperate with DOJ to ensure that Dewey would comply with the open meeting requirements moving forward.
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Date Posted: Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Members of the Media – Reminder: The Attorney General’s free consumer shredding events continue this Saturday in Dover and end Saturday, June 23 in Wilmington. See original announcement below. _____________________________________________________________________ Media Release March 22, 2012 Biden Announces Community Shredding Events This Spring Free community service offered to help consumers safety destroy sensitive documents, avoid identity […]
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Date Posted: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Media Release Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that eight of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders will be attending workshops his office is organizing to help Delawareans who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. Scheduled for June 25 in New Castle, and June 26 in Milford, the workshops are offered […]
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Date Posted: Friday, June 8th, 2012
Media Release Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that his Senior Protection Initiative, along with state agencies, law enforcement, and other advocates will recognize the 7th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 with events in all three counties. Based on the theme “Stop Abuse and Financial Exploitation (SAFE)”, the events […]
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Date Posted: Friday, June 8th, 2012
This opinion supplements 12-IIB05, which held that Kent County Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (KCSPCA) was a public body because it was incorporated in Delaware. This opinion clarifies that KCSPCA was empowered with statutory regulatory powers, when the General Assembly authorized it to enforce all laws enacted to protect animals, and vested it with a wide range of law enforcement powers. As such, it was a public body for purposes of the open meeting laws.
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Date Posted: Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Media Release Anti-Bullying Legislation Wins General Assembly Approval Proposals from Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Education Committee Chairs set to become law DOVER – A bill that implements a key component of a plan to combat cyber-bullying passed the House of Representatives on Thursday and is headed to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 193, sponsored […]
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