Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools v. Memphis Publishing Co.

NEARN, Judge.

This is a suit for declaratory judgment.

A vacancy occurred in the position of Superintendent of City Schools for the City of Memphis. The Board of Education of the City of Memphis is charged with the responsibility for filling such vacancy. Therefore, the Board established a Search Committee, composed of private citizens, to screen applicants for the vacant position and refer a number of selected candidates to the Board.

The Memphis Publishing Company, which does newspaper business as The Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Press-Scimitar, through its reporters sought access to the…