Berry v. Peoples Broadcasting Corp.

*232SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents two questions under the Open Door Law. First, may a government body ban the use of cameras and tape recorders at its public hearings under the Open Door Law? We hold it may not. Second, may a sheriffs merit board receive evidence in a formal disciplinary proceeding during an executive session under the Open Door Law? We hold it may not.

I. Stipulated Facts

The parties have stipulated to the facts underlying this dispute. In February 1986, Marion County Sheriffs Deputies Michael R. Berry and Rex E. Thompson fatally shot Yalenda Heithecker. The internal…