Arsenic And Old Lace, Ctd.
Posted: January 14, 2015 Filed under: Appellate Law | Tags: amy archer gilligan, foia, freedom of information, perkins, public figure Leave a commentDuring oral argument today in an interesting Freedom of Information Act case involving historical records about Amy Archer Gilligan, the long-deceased murderer who inspired the play and movie “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Justice Andrew McDonald asked an interesting question about how a person becomes a public figure.
According to Hugh McQuaid’s story in ctnewsjunkie, Justice McDonald questioned the notion that a person can become a public figure (as that term is understood in the invasion of privacy exception to the FOIA) by having that status thrust upon them and whether that status, once acquired, can fade with the passage of time. He seemed skeptical of the first notion and supportive of the second.
Arsenic And Old Lace . . . And Freedom Of Information?
Posted: January 13, 2015 Filed under: Appellate Law | Tags: amy archer gilligan, arsenic, foia, freedom of information, freedom of information act Leave a commentThe Connecticut Supreme Court will consider arguments tomorrow morning in a case concerning public access to historical records about Amy Archer Gilligan–the murderer who served as the inspiration for the 1944 movie (starring Cary Grant) and the 1941 play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” It turns out that Gilligan, who used arsenic to poison a resident in her nursing home, spent the years 1924 through 1962 confined to a Connecticut state mental institution, now Connecticut Valley Hospital.
Appealingly Brief! 