STATE EX REL. BESSER v. OHIO STATE UNIV.

No. 99-394.

89 Ohio St.3d 396 (2000)

THE STATE EX REL. BESSER ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Besser, for relators.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, Mark R. Weaver, Special Counsel to the Attorney General, Lisa Wu Fate and Jan Alan Neiger, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondents.


Per Curiam.

In reviewing the records withheld by OSU, the precept guiding our analysis is that the inherent, fundamental policy of R.C. 149.43 is to promote open government, not restrict it. State ex rel. The Miami Student v. Miami Univ. (1997), 79 Ohio St.3d 168, 171, 680 N.E.2d 956, 959. Consistent with this policy, exceptions to disclosure must be strictly construed against the public records...

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