Legal Opinion
KIRBY VINING v. COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 2016No. 14-CV-1322PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia’s Freedom of Information Act generally requires public bodies, including the Council of the District of Columbia, to provide “full and complete information” in response to requests for documents from members of the public. D.C.Code §§ 2-531, -532(a) (2015 Supp.). But D.C. FOIA also includes a number of exemptions, which allow public bodies to withhold certain information from disclosure. See D.C.Code § 2-534 (2015 Supp.) (listing exemptions). One of those exemptions allows public bodies to withhold information that is specifically exempted…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Kirby Vining v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018