Legal Opinion
Argus Leader Media v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided November 30, 2016No. 4:11-CV-04121-KESPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KAREN E. SCHREIER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiff, Argus Leader Media, brings this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit against defendant, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Argus seeks data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program. The USDA opposes releasing the data based on FOIA Exemption 4, arguing that such disclosure would cause substantial competitive harm to grocery stores participating in SNAP. This court disagrees and holds that disclosure of the requested data will not cause…
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