Globe Newspaper Co. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Board

The defendant board and its executive director (board) appeal from a determination by a Superior Court judge that its records are public records under G. L. c. 66, § 10 (1992 ed.). On cross motions for summary judgment below, the judge denied the board’s motion and allowed the plaintiffs’ motion. We granted the board’s application for direct appellate review. We reverse and order that a declaration be entered in the Superior Court that the board’s records are not public records.

The public records law, G. L. c. 66, § 10, deems public any record which is “made or received by any officer or…