BILLINGS HIGH SCH. DIS. v. BILLINGS GAZETTE

No. 05-406.

149 P.3d 565 (2006)

2006 MT 329

335 Mont. 94

In re the PETITION OF BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, Yellowstone county, Petitioner and Respondent, v. The BILLINGS GAZETTE, Respondent and Cross-Appellant, and Billings Education Association, D.M. and P.G., Respondents and Appellants.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellants: Richard A. Larson, Harlen, Chronister, Parish & Larson, P.C., Helena, Montana.

For Cross-Appellant The Billings Gazette: Martha Sheehy, Sheehy Law Firm, Billings, Montana.

For Respondent Billings High School District No. 2: Laurence R. Martin and Mary E. Duncan, Felt, Martin, Frazier, Jacobs & Rapkoch, P.C., Billings, Montana.


Chief Justice KARLA M. GRAY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 The Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, directed Billings High School District No. 2 (School District) to release certain documents related to teachers D.M. and P.G. to the Billings Gazette (Gazette) pursuant to Montana's statutory and constitutional "right to know" provisions. The District Court also denied the Gazette's request for attorney fees.

¶ 2 The Billings...

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