(Salem, OR) -- Former Governor John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, is suing "The Oregonian" in an effort to block the release of her emails. Hayes contends the emails aren't a matter of public record, and says she's asserting her constitutional right against self-incrimination by not releasing them. She filed the lawsuit against the newspaper yesterday in Marion County Circuit Court. Hayes and Kitzhaber are under investigation in an alleged influence-peddling scandal.