Published 6:16 am Friday, May 29, 2026 Oral arguments for the case in the state’s highest court are set for October The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could set precedent over the type and amount of monetary relief Oregonians who successfully sue public agencies for records could win. The state’s highest court last week agreed to review a 2025 Oregon Court of Appeals decision that tossed out more than $400,000 in mandated attorneys fees that a lower court determined Oregon Health and Science University owed to the national animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. At the heart of the dispute is whether Oregon law authorizes a court to require public bodies in Oregon to pay “reasonable” attorneys fees and costs after they subject a public records requester who prevails in a suit against excessive delay.…