Laura Belin, Bleeding Heartland LLC, Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Randy Evans, and Iowa Freedom of…

Summary

The court held that producing requested records after suit does not necessarily eliminate claims under Iowa's Open Records Act because plaintiffs may pursue claims based on unreasonable delay. Claims concerning records produced without redaction were generally moot, but claims involving withheld or redacted records and other available relief remained viable. The court also held that timeliness claims may apply to electronic records and do not require dismissal against the Governor on political-question or executive-privilege grounds.