Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Blaine School District No. 503
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 9, 1997No. 38748-1-IPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
Does the public disclosure act require that an agency mail copies of nonexempt and identifiable public records to a person who requests that such records be mailed? We hold that under the circumstances of this case, the agency was required to mail copies of the public records to the requesting party. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions.
In 1995, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU) sent two written requests for public records from its Seattle office to the Blaine School District office in Blaine. On both occasions, the District responded that it would make the…
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