National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish
Citations
- 541 U.S. 1057
- 72 U.S.L.W. 3712
- 124 S. Ct. 2198
- 158 L. Ed. 2d 759
- 2004 U.S. LEXIS 3640
About this case
National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish
National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish et al., 541 U.S. 157 (2004) is a United States Supreme Court ruling about the Freedom of Information Act concerning the release of photos surrounding the suicide of Vince Foster , then Deputy White House Counsel .[1] The court ruled unanimously that a family has the right to invoke a deceased individual's right to privacy and the unwarranted invasion of privacy exception in the Act must have evidence of improper conduct to overturn the exception.[2]
References
(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Archives_and_Records_Administration_v._Favish&action=edit§ion=1 "Edit section: References")
- ↑ "National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish" . _Oyez Project _. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Bemis, Lauren (October 15, 2005). "Balancing a Citizen's Right to Know with the Privacy of an Innocent Family: The Expansion of the Scope of Exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act under National Archives & Records" . Freedom of Information Act Under National Archives and Records Administration V Favish. 25: 507–543.
See also
(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Archives_and_Records_Administration_v._Favish&action=edit§ion=2 "Edit section: See also")
- _United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press _
- _McCambridge v. Little Rock _, 298 Ark. 219, 231–232, 766 S. W. 2d 909, 915 (1989)
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