After a key ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court narrowing exemption 2 of the Freedom of Information Act, the Justice Department issued new guidelines on records relating to internal personnel rules and practices of federal agencies. The guidelines recognized public interest in many issues heretofore regarded as internal personnel matters and kept under wraps.
The Supreme Court decision came after a Puget Sound resident Glen Scott Milner sued for records on the Navy’s placement of explosive munitions in Puget Sound to help determine the possible impact on citizens living in the area. -db
From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 11, 2011, by Mark Caramonica.
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