amicus ATF v. Chicago Chicago Tribune v. Illinois Does v. Daledin FCC v. ATT NASA v. Nelson Ostergren v. McDonnell
EPIC Urges Court to Protect Individual Privacy in Releases of Government Docs
EPIC has filed a "friend-of-the-court" brief in an open government case with implications for informational privacy. A group of anonymous medical employees challenged the release of personal information sought under a state public records act. EPIC argued that withholding personal information is consistent with open government and constitutionally required. "Open government laws and privacy laws are complimentary: the aim is to maximize both the public's access to information about the government and to safeguard personal privacy to the greatest extent feasible," EPIC wrote. EPIC has argued for similar privacy protections in ATF v. Chicago, Chicago Tribune v. University of Illinois, Ostergren v. Cuccinelli, NASA v. Nelson, and FCC v. AT&T.
March 16, 2017| Share:
