· 6/23/1999
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Department of the Interior
Citations
- 53 F. Supp. 2d 32
- 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9810
- 1999 WL 437297
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- concluding that Exemption 6 did not justify withholding the names of individuals who commented on proposed rules because the “public has much to learn about defendants’ rulemaking process,” such as whose comments “defendants give greater weight to”
- holding names and addresses of individuals’ who submitted written comments on proposed rulemaking regarding the reintroduction of the grizzly bear into the Bitterroot ecosystem could not be withheld pursuant to Exemption 6 because of public interest in disclosure
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Judges: Sporkin
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