On August 3, the state of Idaho responded to the lawsuit filed by many Republican activists last month. The activists, including some state legislators and many state party officers, filed the lawsuit to obtain a closed primary for the Republican Party.

The state’s response says that the Idaho Republican Party itself did not file the lawsuit, and uses that point to argue that the lawsuit should be dismissed. The state chair of the Idaho Republican Party does not agree with the lawsuit. The case is 07-299, U.S. District Court.