IDOG

If the Idaho Supreme Court agrees with a district judge that the state constitution does not require public access to legislative committee meetings, citizens will be shut out of the fundamental business of democracy, a lawyer for the Idaho Press Club argued before the high court.

From The Associated Press

“If the state is serious about protecting public health, then it has to include the public.” – Patti Gora, executive director, Safe Air For Everyone.

From The Spokesman-Review

Environmental, civil rights and voter education groups are joining the legal fight of an Idaho media club asking the state Supreme Court to stop lawmakers from closing legislative meetings to the public.

From the Associated Press