Idaho courts flout First Amendment law in Ninth Circuit Since time beyond memory, reporters on the court beat looked through a box on the clerk’s counter that held the new civil complaints filed that day. They were panning for nuggets of news. Federal Courthouse, Boise, Idaho (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall) Courthouse News late Friday filed a First Amendment action against Idaho’s court administrator over her refusal to provide access to new court documents when they are received, contrary to Ninth Circuit law. The Idaho courts have thereby joined the Oregon courts in refusing to abide by the Ninth Circuit ruling that says the First Amendment right of access attaches when the new court documents are filed — which is when they are received.