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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah Court of Appeals allowed a reporter for the Utah Investigative Journalism Project to see unredacted expenditure reports from a state contractor and hunting lobbyist, which wants Canadian gray wolves delisted from the Endangered Species Act. The public has a strong interest in information about public contract payments, whereas the contractor has not shown that the names of its subcontractors are commercially sensitive pieces of information worth protecting.

Read the ruling [here.](https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2024-24-5--13-06-00-Big Game 20210792-CA.pdf)

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