Restless ideologues tilting at windmills
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I read a story once about a woman who constantly rearranged the furniture inside her home. Every few days or so, she’d try the couch on the other side...
Tagged: festival gun suit
Festival gun ban lawsuit returns on appeal before Idaho Supreme Court
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff An appeal of the 2021 District Court decision in favor of the city of Sandpoint and Festival at Sandpoint over the legality of a weapons ban at the summer...
Festival gun suits continue
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Two lawsuits in progress against the city of Sandpoint regarding the weapons ban at War Memorial Field during the annual Festival at Sandpoint concert series are both currently awaiting...
Judge hears costs and fees motion in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A judge heard arguments for and against a reimbursement of costs and fees to the city of Sandpoint Oct. 27, marking the latest in the lawsuit brought by Bonner...
County appeals Festival suit to Supreme Court
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County is appealing its case against the city of Sandpoint to the Idaho Supreme Court, after a district court judge ruled in early September that the county lacked...
City files motion to recover costs in Festival gun suit
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Two weeks after a district judge ruled in favor of the city of Sandpoint in the lawsuit brought by Bonner County over The Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons policy, the...
Judge: Bonner County lacks standing in Festival gun suit
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff After a year in the courts, countless hours of community conversation and gallons of newspaper ink, the lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint brought by Bonner...
County and city argue standing in Festival gun suit
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The original suit surrounding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons ban saw some action Aug. 25, as counsel for both Bonner County and the city of Sandpoint presented oral arguments...
Lawyers, guns and money
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As Bonner County’s lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint regarding The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons policy approaches its first birthday, a second suit — filed by...
Festival gun suit hearing set for June 19
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lawsuit Bonner County brought against the city of Sandpoint regarding the constitutionality of the weapons ban at The Festival at Sandpoint is scheduled for a hearing Friday, June...
