A Laramie County District Court Judge ruled Monday that new evidence showing the Wyoming Department of Education lied about spending public money on a political event will be allowed in a public records lawsuit.
CASPER — Thursday’s evidentiary hearing in a lawsuit concerning public records about an event hosted by former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder revealed significant gaps in the Wyoming
The lawyer representing defendants admitted that the requested searches for records "should have been better," but that this doesn t prove defendants intentional violation of the Public Records Act.
A Laramie County judge said he agrees there’s at least some merit to accusations that the Wyoming Department of Education and former Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder purposely withheld public documents.