State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Safety (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Relator, the Cincinnati Enquirer (“Enquirer”), filed this original action in mandamus seeking the disclosure of recordings from cameras mounted on the dashboards (“dash-cams”) of two Ohio State Highway Patrol (“OSHP”) cars. Nearly two months later, respondents, the Ohio Department of Public Safety (“ODPS”) and its director John Born, released the requested recordings. Based on our review of the recordings, we hold that the Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, allowed ODPS to redact investigatory work product from one recording, but otherwise required ODPS to release the remainder.

{¶ 2} We…