City of Kodiak v. Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation

STOWERS, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After prevailing against the City of Kodiak on a Public Records Act claim, Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation (known by the call letters of its radio station, KMXT) was awarded full attorney's fees under AS 09.60.010(c)(1), which provides for attorney's fees to a claimant who prevails in asserting, protecting, or enforcing a constitutional right. The City appeals that fee award, arguing that KMXT's claim was statutory rather than constitutional, that the award included fees which were not necessarily and reasonably incurred, and that the award…