Legal Opinion
American Farm Bureau Federation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2016No. 15-1234PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council appeal the district court’s ruling that they lack Article III standing to bring a “reverse” Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) suit, see 5 U.S.C. §§ 552, 706(2)(A), challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s disclosure of certain information about concentrated animal feeding operations. The associations contend that this disclosure is an unlawful release of their members’ personal information. Assuming, for purposes of standing analysis, that their claim would be successful on the…
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