SALINA JOURNAL v. BROWNBACK

No. 115,194.

394 P.3d 134 (2017)

The SALINA JOURNAL and The Associated Press, Appellees, v. The Honorable Sam BROWNBACK, Governor of Kansas; Eileen Hawley, Communications Director/Press Secretary, Office of Governor Brownback; and Kim Borchers, Director of Appointments for Governor Brownback, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 7, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brant M. Laue , chief counsel, Office of the Governor, for appellants.

Nathanael Berg and Russel B. Prophet , of Hampton & Royce, L.C., of Salina, for appellees.

Before Hill, P.J., Green, J., and Burgess, S.J.


The Salina Journal and The Associated Press (collectively referred to as "plaintiffs") submitted separate Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) requests with the Office of the Governor. Plaintiffs requested records pertaining to all applicants seeking appointment to two newly created Saline County commissioner positions. Their request was denied...

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