Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 2019 WL 2570624, 588 U.S. - - - (June 24, 2019) (“FMI”), it made confidential commercial and financial information provided to the U.S. government by private parties subject to...more
7/3/2019
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Burden of Proof ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Exemptions ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
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Split of Authority ,
Substantial-Competitive-Harm Test ,
Trade Secrets
On June 13, Congress passed the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, and President Obama signed the bill into law on June 30, nearly 50 years after the original Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) was first enacted. The new law was...more
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is giving some manufacturers and importers of adult clothing a break: eliminating the requirement that they issue certificates of compliance for fabrics that have already been...more