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On an appeal by the Medford Mail Tribune, Mark Huddleston, the Jackson County district attorney, ordered the school district to disclose the contents of letters and e-mails, including the senders' names, of public comments on the district's new health curriculum. See district attorney's letter order.
The Multnomah County district attorney has ordered a public agency, the Portland Development Commission, to release purely factual information gathered by an attorney (the agency had cited attorney-client privilege). Click on Lawyer-Client Privilege limitations
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Index
of sample letters, court decisions, etc., that might be helpful. Click on
the highlighted link
Oregon Supreme
Court grants access to Portland School District records
of alleged employee theft
Oregon Court of Appeals
ruling granting access to Portland police disciplinary
records
Sample request to unseal a
search warrant and affidavits
Sample request to open an
arrest warrant and affidavits
Brief summary and citation
on access to juvenile courts
Sample letter to request
camera coverage in court
Media Law Research Center's
survey on newsroom subpoenas
Cameras in courts rule --
UTCR3.180
HIPAA Tips (thanks to Therese
Bottomly) -- HIPAA FAQ
Hospital information (HIPAA
- an article from The Oregonian) and a guide from the Media Law Resource
Center (HIPAA Guide MLRC)
Portland City Attorney opinion
on how Fire Bureau is not covered by HIPAA
Sample court memo on media
coverage of high profile case (State
v. Kip Kinkel)
Marion Judge orders SAIF
to turn over records
Oregon Court of Appeals rules
Portland Police disciplinary records in Kendra
James case are open
District attorneys in
Baker County and Clackamas
County order disclosure of notices of tort claims.
Several courts have ruled
that defendants' mental health reports are public. Here's
one ruling
Josephine County judge rules teacher resignation agreement is public.
Multnomah District Attorney rules attorney-client privilege doesn't apply to factual information
Jackson County District Attorney orders school district to release names, comments on health curriculum
Appeals Court rules prisoner execution preparations are public under Constitution
Open Oregon publishes updated Quick Reference Guide to Oregon's Public Meetings Law (November 2007)
Open Oregon publishes new Quick Reference Guide to Oregon's Public Records Law (November 2007)