TIMES NEWS PUB. CO. v. ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON

No. COA16-588.

797 S.E.2d 375 (2017)

The TIMES NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY d/b/a Times-News, Plaintiff, v. The ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, d/b/a Alamance-Burlington Schools or The Alamance-Burlington School System; & Dr. William Harrison, in his Capacity as Interim Superintendent of Alamance-Burlington School System, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: March 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Bussian Law Firm, Raleigh, by John A. Bussian , for the Plaintiff-Appellant.

Tharrington Smith, LLP, by Deborah R. Stagner , Raleigh, and Neal A. Ramee , for the Defendants-Appellees.

Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych, PLLC, Raleigh, by C. Amanda Martin , for amicus curiae North Carolina Press Association.

Christine T. Scheef and Allison B. Schafer , for amicus curiae N.C. School Boards Association.


The Times News Publishing Company ("Times News"), a publisher of a daily newspaper, originally brought this action seeking an order compelling the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education (the "Board") to provide unredacted minutes of a series of closed sessions of the Board. Times News appeals an order in which Judge O'Foghludha determined...

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