OREGONIAN PUB. v. STATE BD. OF PAROLE

87-C-10185; CA A44436.

769 P.2d 795 (1989)

95 Or.App. 501

OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, an Oregon Corporation, and Alan K. Ota, Respondents, v. OREGON STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, Chalmers Jones, Arlene Samuelson, Doug Dinsmore, and William Groener, in Their Official Capacity As Members of the Oregon State Board of Parole, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Reuling, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen. and Virginia L. Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Charles F. Hinkle, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey, Portland.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and NEWMAN, J.


NEWMAN, Judge.

Defendant Board of Parole1 appeals a judgment under the Open Meetings Act, ORS 192.610 to ORS 192.690, that ordered it to open "information-gathering" portions of its meetings to the public. Plaintiffs are the publisher of The Oregonian, a daily newspaper of general circulation in Oregon, and one of its reporters, both of whom we refer to as The Oregonian. We affirm.

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