American Civil Liberties Union v. Blaine School District No. 503

— After a previously successful appeal in which this court held that the Blaine School District’s refusal to mail several documents to the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Seattle office was not based on a reasonable interpretation of the public records act, 1 the ACLU now appeals the trial court’s penalty and fee determinations made on remand. Despite this court’s earlier finding that the District’s interpretation of the act was not reasonable, the trial court found that the District acted in good faith and imposed a minimum penalty. For reasons set forth in this opinion, a minimum…