Kaleb Lee Basey v. State of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Division of State Troopers, Bureau of Investigations

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Basey's request for state troopers' disciplinary records. It held that the State was not barred from asserting the personnel-records exemption after remand and that the law-of-the-case doctrine did not apply because the issue had not previously been decided. Applying the text, structure, legislative history, and purpose of the State Personnel Act, the court held that disciplinary records are confidential personnel records, except for the specifically listed disciplinary records concerning violations of AS 39.25.160(l).