Legal Opinion
Billings Gazette v. City of Billings
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 2011No. DA 10-0615PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 In 2010, the Billings Police Department instituted an administrative investigation of one of its employees who was suspected of wrongdoing. The Billings Gazette sought access to a document generated by the Department as a result of its investigation. Because the conduct of the employee could potentially result in criminal charges against her, the City of Billings declined to provide the requested document to the Gazette. The Gazette sued in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court for Yellowstone County seeking a declaratory judgment that the City must release the requested document. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Montana Human Rights Division v. City of BillingsMontana Supreme Court · 1982
- Missoulian v. Board of Regents of Higher EducationMontana Supreme Court · 1984
- Bozeman Daily Chronicle v. City of Bozeman Police DepartmentMontana Supreme Court · 1993
- Great Falls Tribune Co. v. Cascade County SheriffMontana Supreme Court · 1989
- Yellowstone County v. Billings GazetteMontana Supreme Court · 2006
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