Legal Opinion
Kowack v. United States Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2014No. 12-35864PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
Democracy functions ill in shadow, yet government bureaucracies are notoriously reluctant to reveal their internal processes. Recognizing this tension, Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) in 1966. FOIA fosters transparency by adopting a baseline presumption that information in the hands of the government belongs to the people and must be disclosed on request. But some secrecy is necessary, so FOIA includes several narrow exemptions. We consider how much the government must explain to show that an exemption blocks the release of requested…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Leonard R. Greger v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by14 opinions
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