Gannon v. Board of Regents

STREIT, Justice.

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a government body may outsource one of its core functions to a private corporation, making that part of its operation nongovernmental and not subject to public scrutiny. We hold the Iowa State University Foundation, a recipient of such outsourcing, is performing a government function, and therefore its records are subject to disclosure. Because the district court found the Foundation was not performing a government function and in doing so granted the Foundation’s motion for summary judgment, we reverse and remand for a trial on…