Yellowstone County v. Billings Gazette

¶1 The Billings Gazette (Gazette) sought access to public documents held by Yellowstone County (County) concerning civil litigation brought against the County and county officials. The County filed a declaratory action in the District Court seeking a determination of which documents must be disclosed to the Gazette, and which documents should be shielded from public inspection in the interest of individual privacy. The District Court determined that all documents requested by the Gazette should be disclosed with some redactions, and denied the Gazette’s request for costs and attorney fees. On…