Supreme Court hears argument on states’ ability to exclude public records access for non-citizens *

USA - February 21 2013
On February 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in McBurney v. Young, No. 12-17, a case with potentially major implications for…

Co-authors: Jason P. Britt.

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Nothing personal: High Court rules that corporations may not avail themselves of FOIA's personal privacy exemption *

USA - March 2 2011
In an 8-0 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held yesterday that Exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)—which exempts from mandatory disclosure law enforcement records the release of which “could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”—does not protect information belonging to a corporation, as opposed to a human being.

Co-authors: Benno Weisberg.

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Supreme Court hears oral argument on whether corporations may claim FOIA "personal privacy" exemption *

USA - February 20 2011
Can a corporation suffer an “unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” from release of information it turned over to federal investigators?

Co-authors: Benno Weisberg.

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Unearthing competitive intelligence through Freedom of Information Act requests *

USA - January 18 2011
Competitors can learn of your trade secrets in any one of a number of ways, perhaps the most common of which is the sticky fingers of departing and disloyal employees.

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Can trade secrets owners plug an internet WikiLeaks? *

Global, USA - January 3 2011
No self-respecting blog on trade secrets could let the recent news of WikiLeaks' mass publication of top-secret government cables go without comment.

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