State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Kent State University

We find that the court of appeals erred in exempting from release virtually all of the KSU investigative file and accordingly remand the case to the court of appeals for release of further documents.

The Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, requires public officials to provide access to all public records upon request from a member of the public. State ex rel. Natl. Broadcasting Co. v. Cleveland (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 79, 526 N.E.2d 786. “R.C. 149.43 was intended by the General Assembly to be liberally construed to ensure that governmental records be open and made available to the public * * *…