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BELIN v. REYNOLDS

No. 22-0789.

989 N.W.2d 166 (2023)

Laura BELIN, Bleeding Heartland LLC, Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Randy Evans, and Iowa Freedom of Information Council, Appellees, v. Governor Kim REYNOLDS, Michael Boal, Pat Garrett, Alex Murphy, and Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed April 14, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenna Bird , Attorney General, Samuel P. Langholz , Deputy Attorney General, and Eric Wessan (argued), Solicitor General, for appellants.

Thomas D. Story (argued), Rita Bettis Austen , and Leah Patton (until withdrawal) of ACLU Foundation of Iowa, Inc., Des Moines, for appellees.

May, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Mansfield, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

The Iowa General Assembly has determined that "free and open examination of public records is generally in the public interest." Iowa Code § 22.8(3) (2021). To help Iowans gain access to public records, the general assembly enacted Iowa Code chapter 22, Iowa's Open Records Act. The Act provides a relatively simple process for...

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