Supreme Court Upholds Resident’s Right to Navy Maps, Rules Against FOIA Exemption
The Supreme Court rejected the government's use of an exemption in the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to keep maps from the public. A Washington state resident wants Navy maps relating to its main West Coast ammunition dump. The individual will see those maps.
In a 8-1 vote the court threw out an appeals court ruling upholding the Navy's decision keep the maps secret. The maps show damage expected from an explosion at the ammunition dump near Port Townsend in western Washington.
- AP
by Adena Schutzberg on 03/08 at 05:52 AM |
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