State Ex Rel. Upper Republican Natural Resources District v. Honorable District Judges

The relators, the Upper Republican Natural Resources District (Upper Republican NRD) and its board of directors, seek a peremptory writ of mandamus compelling the district court to vacate its previous orders compelling discovery of conversations that occurred during closed sessions convened under Nebraska’s Open Meetings Act 1 where legal counsel was present. At issue in this case is whether the conversations in question are protected from discovery under the Open Meetings Act, the attorney-client privilege, or the state secrets privilege.

FACTS

The Upper Republican NRD is a natural resources…