Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion that said the Navy wrongly relied on 5 U.S.C. sec. 552(b)(2), which shields from compelled disclosure under FOIA documents "related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency," to withhold the maps that depicted the anticipated damages an explosion at the ammo dump might cause. The maps at issue are unrelated to employee relations and human resources issues that Exemption 2 were designed to protect, Justice Kagan wrote. Justice Breyer dissented.
Monday, March 7, 2011
UPDATE: Supreme Court Rejects Navy's FOIA Exemption Claim in Milner
Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion that said the Navy wrongly relied on 5 U.S.C. sec. 552(b)(2), which shields from compelled disclosure under FOIA documents "related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency," to withhold the maps that depicted the anticipated damages an explosion at the ammo dump might cause. The maps at issue are unrelated to employee relations and human resources issues that Exemption 2 were designed to protect, Justice Kagan wrote. Justice Breyer dissented.
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