Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services v. Scorsone

OPINION

LAMBERT, Judge.

In this open-records case, representatives from various agencies in Governor Fletcher’s Administration appeal the decision of the Franklin Circuit Court regarding disclosure of attorney billing statements prepared by non-government lawyers retained by the Fletcher Administration in connection with the Attorney General’s recent investigation of the Administration’s hiring practices. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The material facts are not in dispute. In this case, Senator Ernesto Scorsone of Lexington issued open-records…