|
On March 1, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that law enforcement cannot refuse to release records related to AT&T and other corporations by citing the "personal privacy" exemption of federal FOIA.
The FBI began investigating AT&T after the communications company admitted it had overcharged the government for services provided under the E-Rate program for schools. AT&T eventually agreed to pay $500,000 to settle the matter, prompting a trade association of AT&T competitors to seek records related to the investigation under FOIA. The FBI denied the request, citing the trade secrets and the personal privacy exemptions.
Writing for the court, Judge John Roberts said the latter exemption did not apply to corporations, adding, "We trust that AT&T will not take it personally."
|
|
|
Making Your FOIA Life Easier
A seminar for state and local records managers at the Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St., Richmond
Thursday, May 30, 2013
9:00 - 12:00
$15/person
Click here for a paper registration form OR
register below
(note: you do NOT need a PayPal account to use the PayPal payment page)
About the FOI Blog
Check out our blog for updates on VCOG's work, upcoming events, news and commentary. Show most recent blog posts
List/search blog posts
Upcoming Events
-
May 20
FOIA Council Subcommittee on Rights & Responsibilities
-
May 20
FOIA Council Subcommittee on Electronic Meetings
-
May 30
Making Your FOIA Life Easier - a records management seminar
How Many Clicks?
VCOG surveyed all 134 Virginia counties and independent cities and asked,
"How many clicks does it take to get to your local budget?"
Now, click the owl and find out how YOUR locality ranked.
Drive your open government pride
Show your FOIA pride!
Get the new FOIA car magnet.
$5/each
|
