Beckham v. Bd. of Educ. of Jefferson Cty.

LAMBERT, Justice.

The issue here is standing. We must determine whether a party affected by the decision of a public agency to release records pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870, et seq., has standing to contest the agency decision in court; or whether the only parties who may be heard are the agency and the person making the Open Records request.

By letters dated October 13, 1992, and October 23,1992, the Courier-Journal and its reporter R.G. Dunlop, requested of the Board of Education of Jefferson County, pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, inspection of various…