Legislative Joint Auditing Committee v. Woosley

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is a Freedom of Information Act case. The trial judge ruled that the “working papers” of state auditors, conducting an audit of the Benton County Circuit Clerk’s office for the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, were not exempt from public inspection under the act. The legislative committee appeals, making four arguments why the documents are not subject to public inspection. The trial court was right, and we affirm the judgment.

David R. Woosley, the appellee, is the business manager and part-time editor for the Northwest Arkansas Morning News in Rogers,…