KURTANIC v. STATE

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the only type of entity that is not considered a “person” under Exemption 4 is an agency of the federal government
• holding that the only type of entity that is not considered a \person\ under Exemption 4 is an agency of the federal government
• noting that disclosure of Executive Branch documents “could inhibit the free flow of advice, including analysis, reports, and expression of opinion within the agency”
• noting that ‘there is no absolute privilege for trade secrets and similar confidential information’
• extension of Exemption 5 beyond the attorney work product and executive privileges “must be viewed with caution”
• “As with most evidentiary and discovery privileges recognized by law, ‘there is no absolute privilege for trade secrets and similar confidential information.’ ”

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