Extra! Bill Morlin’s Report on Kalani-Douglas Hearing

For the defense: (Gregory D.) Horne said if the e-mails were deemed to be public record, that would violate the separation of powers doctrine, separating the judicial from the legislative branch. He also said Kalani, as a government employee, had a constitutional right of privacy that should prohibit the release of the e-mails, even if they were sent on a government computer during the work day.

For the SR: Newspaper attorney Tracy LeRoy told the Supreme Court today that a cash settlement agreement reached with Kalani also should be available for public inspection. The Idaho Counties Risk Management pool, which defended Kootenai County and reached the settlement with Kalani, opposed release of the settlement agreement.

For insurance company: ICRMP attorney Phillip Collaer , of Boise, argued that the public has no right to see such settlement agreements, even if they involved expenditures of public funds.

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