Baker v. Hayden

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal because Baker lost traditional standing after receiving the recordings he had requested and failed to show a concrete likelihood of future injury from the alleged records-access policy. The court held that standing is a component of subject matter jurisdiction, may be raised for the first time on appeal, and must be established by the party asserting the claim. Because Baker no longer had a personal stake in the requested relief, neither appellate court had jurisdiction to decide the underlying Kansas Open Records Act question.