American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc v. City of Eugene

The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, and the case is remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings.

WALTERS, J.

At issue in this case is a conditional exemption from the “right to inspect any public record of a public body in this state.” ORS 192.420(1). Former ORS 181.854(3) (2013), renumbered as ORS 181A.830(3) (2015), exempts from inspection information about a personnel investigation of a public safety officer if the investigation does not result in discipline of the officer. That exemption is, however, conditional. It does…