Boise State University Faces Lawsuit Over Public Records Dispute with Conservative Lobbying Group
Boise State University is currently embroiled in a public records dispute with the Idaho Family Policy Center (IFPC), a conservative lobbying group. The IFPC filed a lawsuit on July 24, alleging that Boise State delayed its response to a records request, withheld relevant documents, and charged excessive fees for a legal review. The request, made on December 10, sought documents, data, and correspondence related to a 2025 article by two Boise State researchers. This article claimed that 35% of OB-GYNs left Idaho between 2022 and 2024 following the state's near-total abortion ban, a law that the IFPC helped author. Boise State responded on December 23, within the 10-working-day extension period, by sending an estimate for the potential cost of reviewing and producing the records. An invoice for $257.02 was sent on January 8, which the IFPC paid the same day. However, the university provided only two unredacted pages on January 27, more than 10 working days after payment. Boise State's attorneys maintain tha... 
