County drops lawsuit against Gazette for release of jail investigation documents
03-02-2010 The Billings Gazette
Yellowstone County Commissioners voted Tuesday to hire an outside attorney to help determine how the county can discipline elected officials.In addition, the commissioners voted to drop a lawsuit they filed against The Billings Gazette over the release of public documents after the county lost a similar lawsuit two weeks ago. They also voted to withdraw a proposed policy that would have instructed the county attorney’s office to file pre-emptive lawsuits against media outlets when the media request public documents that involve privacy concerns.