BOISE, Idaho — Ada County officials are asking a judge to dismiss a public records lawsuit brought by a group of journalists and the Idaho Press Club earlier this month.
The Idaho Press newspaper reports Ada County's attorney filed documents on Wednesday asking a judge to throw out the lawsuit because the county says the Idaho Press Club doesn't have the standing to sue, that the individual journalists should have each filed separate lawsuits and that the lawsuit takes aim at the wrong parties.
In the lawsuit, Idaho Statesman reporters Cynthia Sewell and Katy Moeller, Idaho Public Television reporter Melissa Davlin and Idaho Education News editor Jennifer Swindell contend county officials repeatedly violated the state's Public Records Act by wrongly denying access to some documents, over-redacting others and otherwise mishandling public information requests.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 2.
