Oregonian Publishing Co. v. Oregon State Board of Parole

Defendant Board of Parole1 appeals a judgment under the Open Meetings Act, ORS 192.610 to ORS 192.690, that ordered it to open “information-gathering” portions of its meetings to the public. Plaintiffs are the publisher of The Oregonian, a daily newspaper of general circulation in Oregon, and one of its reporters, both of whom we refer to as The Oregonian. We affirm.

There is no dispute about the material facts. The Board scheduled two meetings to hear separately the parole applications of two inmates. It denied The Oregonian’s request to attend the first meeting, and The Oregonian filed this…