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- Title
The "Sole Shareholder" Shield: How the Supreme Court of North Carolina Narrowed the Scope of the Public Records Act and Limited Government Accountability.
- Authors
HAUPRICH, KATRINA
- Abstract
In Southern Environmental Law Center v. North Carolina Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of North Carolina considered whether a private corporation, wholly owned by the State, was subject to the Public Records Act. Despite the unique and intertwined nature of the relationship between the railroad corporation and the State, the court held that the railroad was not subject to the Act and therefore did not have to make its records available for public inspection. This Recent Development considers the perceived flaws in the court's decision to privilege the "sole shareholder" relationship, as well as the potential negative implications of the decision for government accountability.
- Subjects
PUBLIC records; GOVERNMENT accountability; NORTH Carolina Railroad Co.; NORTH Carolina. Supreme Court; LEGAL judgments; RAILROAD companies
- Publication
North Carolina Law Review, 2023, Vol 101, Issue 4, p1245
- ISSN
0029-2524
- Publication type
Article