Overview

• On May 27 Emilie Kiser filed a lawsuit to block release of records related to her 3-year-old son’s backyard pool drowning
• A June 3 court order halted public access to Chandler Police Department and Maricopa County Medical Examiner documents
• The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office removed summary details about Trigg’s death from its website earlier this month
• Kiser’s attorneys have proposed providing redacted police and examiner reports in place of fully sealed records
• The case underscores Arizona’s status as having the highest rate of child drownings for ages 1–4 and raises questions about privacy and public transparency for social media figures