FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: FOIA, public records, Supreme Court
The Freedom of Information Act’s Exemption 2 encompasses only records relating to employee relations and human resources issues, not other data.
U.S. Supreme Court. Milner v. Dept. of the Navy, No. 09-1163. March 7, 2011. Lawyers USA No. 993-2724.
Judge blocks release of ballot names – again
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: domestic partnership, First Amendment, public records, same-sex couples
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, a U.S. District Court Judge has again blocked the disclosure of the names and addresses of those who signed a referendum against the expansion of rights for domestic partnerships in Washington.
Release of referendum information doesn’t violate First Amendment
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: June 25, 2010
Tags: domestic partnership, First Amendment, public records, same-sex marriage
The public disclosure of the names and addresses of those who signed a referendum petition does not violate their First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this week.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Wash. ballot measure names
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 19, 2010
Tags: domestic partnership, First Amendment, public records, same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari late last week in a case involving Washington’s recent ballot measure on same-sex marriage.
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