Kentucky law requires disclosure of records documenting a public agency's legal expenses and/or invoices submitted by attorneys representing public agencies.

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ky-court-of-appeals/1329473.html

In a wrongful termination lawsuit in Clark County, Washington:

"While the ex-workers' legal costs are private, Clark County's are supposed to be public information. Details of the county's contract with insurers to offset attorneys' costs or help pay for any monetary damages should also be public, according to government transparency advocates. But county leaders have been hesitant to release the figures, citing the pending outcome of the court trial.

"According to the Washington Coalition for Open Government, how much the county has spent on attorneys and its current insurance levels are not information that should be withheld because it has no bearing on the civil trial.

"In Washington, a government can withhold information that may show an attorney's 'mental impressions, actual legal advice, theories, or opinions.'

'Invoices have nothing to do with legal advice that attorneys provide their clients. Rather, invoices are business notices for money owed for services rendered,' said George Erb, of the coalition. 'How much Clark County is spending on any lawsuit, or how much Clark County is paying any law firm, is clearly in the public record.'

"'Clark County residents have every right to know how much their county government is spending on attorneys so they can judge for themselves whether their government is acting wisely on their behalf,' Erb said."