Elaine Marshall's office fends off lawsuit over lobbying

Elaine Marshall is dealing with a lawsuit over lobbying here in the east.

The North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law filed the suit against Marshall's office saying they want more transparent government when it comes to lobbying.

The institute requested information last year in regards to lobbying for Spirit Aerosystems. The institute filed a complaint saying one of the lobbyers wasn't registered and they say they have never gotten any response. Marshall says that's because state law keeps those records confidential. "I very much stand for transparency and openness in government records, but I don't always have my way when general assembly writes something," Marshall said. State attorneys get one month to respond to the suit.