Civil Rights
Block on Trump's Asylum Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
In a Freedom of Information Act action seeking locations and potential blast ranges of military explosive ordnance, judgment for defendant is affirmed where the information sought was predominantly used for the internal purpose of instructing agency personnel on how to do their jobs, and was thus exempt from disclosure.
Read Milner v. US Dep't of the Navy, No. 07-36056
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted March 12, 2009
Filed August 5, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Tallman
Dissent by Judge W. Fletcher
Counsel
For Appellant:
David S. Mann, Gendler & Mann, LLP, Seattle, WA
Keith P. Scully, Gendler & Mann, LLP, Seattle, WA
For Appellee:
Peter A. Winn, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA