Burnett v. Doyen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an appeal by Republican members of the Kansas Senate seeking to vacate the trial court’s order restraining them from barring members of the public the right to attend the August 21,1975, Republican Caucus.

The question sought to be resolved is whether the Kansas Open Meeting Law (K. S. A. 1975 Supp. 75-4317, et seq.) requires the Republican Caucus, called pursuant to K. S. A. 1975 Supp. 46-1601, (Repealed in part L. 1976, ch. 234) to be open to the public.

Stephen Burnett (plaintiff-appellee) is a newsman for a Topeka television…