Oregon Supreme Court July 22, 1999, CA A97110; SC S45795 (Oregon Newspaper Publishers Ass'n v. Oregon Department of Corrections)

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GILLETTE, J.

This is a proceeding under ORS 183.400

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for judicial determination of the validity of a series of rules promulgated by the respondent Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC).

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The rules impose various conditions and restrictions on persons who witness executions of sentences of death that DOC carries out.