Cape Publications, Inc. v. University of Louisville Foundation, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Cape Publications, Inc., d/b/a The Courier-Journal (Courier-Journal), appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals denying an open records request directed to Appellee, University of Louisville Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation). This Court granted discretionary review to determine whether the Courier-Journal has a right to access records of donations made to the Foundation under Kentucky’s Open Records Act. For the reasons set forth herein, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

I. Background

In April of…