KERNEL PRESS, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Nos. 2017-CA-000394-MR, 2017-CA-001347-MR

THE KERNEL PRESS, INC., D/B/A THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY; THE KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION; STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWS EDITORS; ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS; ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA; COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION; SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Appellees. AND COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, EX REL. ANDY BESHEAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rendered: May 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Miller , Elizabeth C. Woodford , Lexington, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANT THE KERNEL PRESS, INC., D/B/A THE KENTUCKY KERNEL.

Thomas W. Miller , Lexington, Kentucky, ORAL ARGUMENT FOR APPELLANT THE KERNEL PRESS, INC., D/B/A THE KENTUCKY KERNEL.

Andy Beshear , Attorney General of Kentucky.

La Tasha Buckner , Assistant Deputy Attorney General.

Travis Mayo , Executive Director Office of Civil & Environmental Law.

Sam Flynn , Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLANT COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, EX REL ANDY BESHEAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Travis Mayo , Executive Director Office of Civil & Environmental Law, Frankfort, Kentucky, ORAL ARGUMENT FOR APPELLANT COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, EX REL ANDY BESHEAR, ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Joshua M. Salsburey , Bryan H. Beauman , Megan K. George , Lexington, Kentucky.

William E. Thro , Lexington, Kentucky, BRIEFS FOR APPELLEE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

Joshua M. Salsburey , Lexington, Kentucky, ORAL ARGUMENT FOR APPELLEE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

Michael P. Abate , Louisville, Kentucky AMICI CURIAE BRIEF FOR APPELLEES: THE KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION; STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWS EDITORS; ASSOCIATED PRESS MEDIA EDITORS; ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSMEDIA; COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION; SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

BEFORE: TAYLOR, K. THOMPSON AND L. THOMPSON, JUDGES.


OPINION

The Kernel Press, Inc. d/b/a The Kentucky Kernel (the Kernel), appeals an opinion and order of the Fayette Circuit Court ruling documents requested by the Kernel from the University of Kentucky (the University) under Kentucky's Open Records Act, KRS1 61.870 et seq., are exempt...

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