BD. OF COM'RS v. ADVOCATE COMMUNICATIONS

2016-SC-000280-DG.

527 S.W.3d 803 (2017)

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF the CITY OF DANVILLE, Kentucky, Appellant v. ADVOCATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. d/b/a The Advocate-Messenger, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Stephen Dexter , Danville, Sheehan, Barnett, Dean, Pennington, Little & Dexter, P.S.C.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: Jon L. Fleischaker , Jeremy Stuart Rogers , Louisville, DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP, Michael P. Abate , KAPLAN & PARTNERS LLP.

COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE THE MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY, INC.: Morgan Todd Osterloh , Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC.

COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE KENTUCKY LEAGUE OF CITIES: Laura Milam Ross , Kentucky League of Cities, Legal Services Counsel.


Under Kentucky's Open Meetings Act, city council meetings are presumptively open to the public unless an exception permits a meeting to be closed. The issue we address in this case is whether the Board of Commissioners of the City of Danville ("Board") permissibly went into closed session to discuss its...

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