Portland, Ore. – The Oregonian newspaper will get their legal fees handled.
A judge has ordered former Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes to pay The Oregonian $127,760 to cover the news organization’s legal costs in her failed public-records lawsuit, citing the AP.
Hayes had tried to block the paper from obtaining her emails in the wake of an influence-peddling scandal that lead to Governor John Kitzhaber’s resignation.
The Oregonian reports Marion County Judge Tracy Prall notified attorneys about her decision Wednesday.
It came nearly 18 months after the paper first requested Hayes’ emails.
Hayes contended she wasn’t a public official and not subject to the Oregon Public Records Law.
Federal agents are still investigating the former governor.
Judge Prall ruled in news organization’s favor in August.
A different judge then reviewed more than 72,000 emails and decided nearly two-thirds of the messages should be released.
