Today the Supreme Court announced that it has granted review of Verry v. Franklin Fire District No. 1, to determine whether a volunteer fire company that is a member of a Fire District is subject to OPRA.

This is the fourth OPRA case currently pending before the Court. joining Lyndhurst (criminal investigatory records), Gilleran (security exemptions), and Firemen’s Assn (declaratory judgment  procedure and privacy issues).

It’s extraordinary that the Supreme Court is considering so many OPRA cases. In general, the Court grants review of very few cases of any type, and with regard to OPRA, it has decided approximately 10 cases over the 15 years of OPRA’s existence. The Court’s recent acceptance of four OPRA matters shows that there are many important OPRA issues yet to be resolved.