City of Portland v. Bartlett

Summary

The court held that public records more than 25 years old must be disclosed under the public records law even when they are subject to the attorney-client privilege, unless another specific exemption applies. It also held that applying that disclosure requirement to a home-rule city does not violate the Oregon Constitution because the law is a generally applicable substantive enactment that prevails over conflicting local provisions. The circuit court's judgment was reversed and the case was remanded for entry of a declaratory judgment in favor of the requester.